To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Grant Colfax, Health Services Director
Report Title: Affiliation Agreement #76-963 with Planned Parenthood Mar Monte, Inc.
Recommendation: Recommendation of the County Administrator
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RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Affiliation Agreement #76-963 with Planned Parenthood Mar Monte, Inc. (PPMM), a corporation, to provide training opportunities for County’s Family Medicine residents in the Contra Costa Family Medicine Residency Program (CCFMRP) at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center (CCRMC) and Health Centers, effective upon execution of the Affiliation Agreement and shall automatically continue unless terminated by either of the parties.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Affiliation Agreement will result in no cost to the County and carries no financial value.
BACKGROUND:
This Affiliation Agreement establishes a collaborative clinical education and training program for the Family Medicine residents in the CCFMRP at CCRMC and Health Centers. Supervised fieldwork is an integral component of residents’ education and professional development. Through this partnership, the Contractor provides the requisite field education, allowing residents to integrate academic knowledge with applied skills at progressively higher levels of performance and responsibility. PPMM will make its facilities available to County’s residents enrolled in CCFMRP, offering education and practice of clinical skills in the care and treatment typically delivered to patients at PPMM health centers.
CCRMC’s Quality Management, Utilization Management and Affiliation Agreement Monitor Staff meet on a regular basis to ensure monitoring and performance measures in the Affiliation Agreement are upheld. This Affiliation Agreement was approved by Health Services Personnel to ensure there is no conflict with labor relations.
Approval of this new Affiliation Agreement #76-963 will allow th...
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