Adam
Zolotor,
MD, DrPH
Associate Director for Medical Education
North Carolina Area Health Education Centers Program
Adam Zolotor, MD, DrPH, is a Professor of Family Medicine at the University of North Carolina and Associate Director for Medical Education at NC AHEC. He has practiced family medicine in a small-town practice, rural emergency department, county health department, and academic center. Dr. Zolotor is well known nationally for his work on child abuse prevention. Dr. Zolotor served the North Carolina Institute of Medicine as Vice President and President and CEO from 2012-2020 leading many new statewide policy initiatives. His current work focuses on graduate medical education, access to care, rural health care, and drivers of health.
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
Background and Purpose: The North Carolina General Assembly recently enacted Session Law 2023-134. This legislation provided funding to the North Carolina Area Health Education Centers Program (NC-AHEC) to develop and implement five Rural Interprofessional Clinical Teaching Hubs (Teaching Hubs) incorporating two of more professions across the state. The purpose of this Lightening Talk is to describe a four-way collaboration between the North Carolina legislature, NC-AHEC, community-based practices, and institutions of higher education to address workforce development in rural communities.…