Strengthening the Primary Care Pipeline: A US-Sweden Policy Conversation

Strengthening the Primary Care Pipeline: A US-Sweden Policy Conversation

March 24, 2026

Embassy of Sweden
Washington DC

Welcome

Maria Brogen, PhD

Head of Science and Innovation Embassy of Sweden

Michael J. McGinnis, MD

Leonard D. Schaeffer Executive Officer of the National Academy of Medicine

Conversation Host

Andrew Bazemore, MD, MPH

Senior Vice President for Research & Policy, American Board of Family Medicine

Panel Conversation

Maria Hilbreth

Head of the National Board of Health and Welfare’s Unit for Regular Doctor Contact

Andreas Stomby, MD/PhD

Associate Professor of General Practice and President of the Swedish Association of General Practice

Erin Fraher, PhD

Co-Director of the Program on Health Workforce Research & Policy at the Cecil G. Ships Center for Health Services, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Past Chair, US Council on Graduate Medical Education

Relevant Reading Materials

Accountability in Graduate Medical Education:Exploring Federal Investment, Policy Momentum, and Strategic Workforce Planning

Workshop Event Details

Exploring Opportunities to Improve Patient Access to Care through Strategic Changes to Graduate Medical Education: A Workshop

Sponsored by the ABFM Foundation and the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine.