Telemedicine Services During COVID-19: Considerations for Medically Underserved Populations
Tasha Woodall PharmD
Department of Family Medicine, Mountain Area Health Education Center, Asheville, North Carolina
Division of Practice Advancement and Education, Eshelman School of Pharmacy, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Search for more papers by this authorMelinda Ramage MSN
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mountain Area Health Education Center, Asheville, North Carolina
Search for more papers by this authorJohn T. LaBruyere PA-C
Department of Family Medicine, Mountain Area Health Education Center, Asheville, North Carolina
Search for more papers by this authorWilliam McLean MD
Department of Family Medicine, Mountain Area Health Education Center, Asheville, North Carolina
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Casey R. Tak PhD
Division of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy, Eshelman School of Pharmacy, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
UNC Health Sciences at Mountain Area Health Education Center, Asheville, North Carolina
For further information, contact: Casey R. Tak, PhD, Assistant Professor, Eshelman School of Pharmacy, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 301 Pharmacy Lane, CB#7355 Chapel Hill, NC 27599; e-mail: [email protected].
Search for more papers by this authorTasha Woodall PharmD
Department of Family Medicine, Mountain Area Health Education Center, Asheville, North Carolina
Division of Practice Advancement and Education, Eshelman School of Pharmacy, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Search for more papers by this authorMelinda Ramage MSN
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mountain Area Health Education Center, Asheville, North Carolina
Search for more papers by this authorJohn T. LaBruyere PA-C
Department of Family Medicine, Mountain Area Health Education Center, Asheville, North Carolina
Search for more papers by this authorWilliam McLean MD
Department of Family Medicine, Mountain Area Health Education Center, Asheville, North Carolina
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Casey R. Tak PhD
Division of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy, Eshelman School of Pharmacy, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
UNC Health Sciences at Mountain Area Health Education Center, Asheville, North Carolina
For further information, contact: Casey R. Tak, PhD, Assistant Professor, Eshelman School of Pharmacy, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 301 Pharmacy Lane, CB#7355 Chapel Hill, NC 27599; e-mail: [email protected].
Search for more papers by this authorAcknowledgment: The authors would like to thank Jacquelyn Quayle for her contributions to and review of this article.
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