Author Archives: Margaret Lister

About Margaret Lister

Third year PA (physician assistant) student at USC Keck School of Medicine. Passionate about health policy and primary care.

Undervalued to In-Demand: Rethinking Incentives in Primary Care

By | April 16, 2026

A consistent pattern in medical training is hard to ignore: many students enter wanting to work in primary care with underserved groups, yet later choose to pursue specialty careers. I’d like to think these intentions are sincere, but something during training redirects them. That pattern isn’t about greed or moral failure–it’s a signal that we… Read More »