This family medicine center is both a Federally Qualified Heath Center (FQHC) and a nationally certified Level 3 Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) serving more than 10,000 patients in Cattaraugus, Allegany and McKean counties.
As an awardee of HRSA's Quality Improvement Awards (Access Enhancer, Health Disparities Reducer, Advancing HIT for Quality), Universal Primary Care (UPC) is committed to high-quality patient-centered care.
This 20,000-square-foot clinic features 30 exam and treatment rooms, ultrasound and non-stress testing machines, laboratory, community education training center and a conference room with state-of-the-art IT equipment.
In addition to physicians, this family medicine center’s staff includes cerrtified nurse midwives, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, behavioral health social workers, a care management team and clinical nursing, medical assistant and front office support staff.
Universal Primary Care has a long history of focusing on maternal health in rural underserved areas. You will work with professionals including physicians, registered nurses, certified nurse midwives and others to provide care for maternity patients and children.
At this training setting, you will learn about addressing social determinants of health while dealing with population health management and high-risk pregnancy case management.
You’ll also collaborate with a quality improvement (QI) team on a QI project related to maternal infant health. The team director will guide you on your project, ensuring it integrates with UPC’s population health management for maternal patients.