Primary Care Clinicians Available for New Patient Visits

Primary Care Clinicians Available for New Patient Visits

From JAMA Internal Medicine Author Interviews by JAMA Network

January 20, 2026 · 13 min

About this episode

This episode features an interview discussing the availability of primary care clinicians for new patient visits and insights on the primary care workforce shortage.

Interview with Katherine Majzoub Morgan, MD, MPP, author of Primary Care Clinicians Available for New Patient Visits, and Ishani Ganguli, MD, MPH, author of A Different Lens on the Primary Care Workforce Shortage—Who Is Accepting New Patients? Hosted by Eve Rittenberg, MD. Related Content: Primary Care Clinicians Available for New Patient Visits A Different Lens on the Primary Care Workforce Shortage—Who Is Accepting New Patients? Changes in Physician Work Hours and Implications for Workforce Capacity and Work-Life Balance, 2001-2021

People in this episode

Host: Eve Rittenberg, MD

Guests: Katherine Majzoub Morgan, MD, MPP, Ishani Ganguli, MD, MPH

Topics covered

  • primary care
  • workforce shortage
  • patient visits
  • healthcare access
  • physician work hours

Keywords

  • primary care
  • new patients
  • workforce shortage
  • physician availability
  • healthcare

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Primary Care Clinicians Available for New Patient Visits, A Different Lens on the Primary Care Workforce Shortage—Who Is Accepting New Patients?, Changes in Physician Work Hours and Implications for Workforce Capacity and Work-Life Balance, 2001-2021

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