Pcrm Clinic

PCRM CLINIC D/B/A BARNARD MEDICAL CENTER (BMC) PROVIDES PRIMARY CARE, AS WELL AS SPECIALIZED CARE FOR DIABETES, OBESITY, LIPID DISORDERS, HYPERTENSION, CHRONIC PAIN, AND OTHER CONDITIONS FOR WHICH NUTRITION PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE.

MEDICAL SERVICESPCRM CLINIC D/B/A BARNARD MEDICAL CENTER (BMC) IS A PRIMARY CARE FACILITY PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE CARE FOR ADULTS. ALONG WITH PROVIDING PRIMARY CARE NEEDS, THE CLINICIANS AT BMC ALSO OFFER TOP-NOTCH SPECIALIZED CARE THROUGH NUTRITION AND PREVENTION TO PATIENTS WITH DIABETES, OBESITY, HYPERTENSION, LIPID DISORDERS, HEART DISEASE, ARTHRITIS, AND MIGRAINES. BMC OFFERS CONSULTATIONS, ANNUAL EXAMS, MEDICAL OFFICE VISITS, TELEHEALTH VISITS, NUTRITION COUNSELING, AND MEDICAL NUTRITION THERAPY SERVICES. BMC CLINICIANS TRY TO TACKLE THE ROOT CAUSES OF THE ILLNESS BY PROVIDING EXTRA ATTENTION TO THE PATIENT AND HELP PATIENTS ADOPT A HEALTHIER LIFESTYLE. ALTHOUGH BMCS BOARD-CERTIFIED PHYSICIANS, NURSE PRACTITIONERS, AND REGISTERED DIETITIANS PROVIDE STATE-OF-THE-ART MEDICAL CARE, MANY OF THE PATIENTS STILL NEED MORE SUPPORT. WHILE LIFESTYLE CHANGES AND NUTRITION CAN MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE IN A PATIENT'S HEALTH, IT CAN BE HARD FOR PATIENTS TO ADAPT TO A NEW LIFESTYLE. THAT IS WHY THE EXPERTS AT BMC OFFER LIFESTYLE MANAGEMENT FOR PATIENTS TO HELP PREVENT, TREAT, AND IN MANY CASES, REVERSE SOME CHRONIC CONDITIONS.ALONG WITH SERVING COMMUNITIES WITHIN WASHINGTON, D.C., BMC HELPS THE PATIENTS WHO RESIDE IN MARYLAND AND NORTHERN VIRGINIA. OUR PROVIDERS ALSO PROVIDE TELEHEALTH VISITS TO PATIENTS IN THE FOLLOWING STATES: ARIZONA, CALIFORNIA, COLORADO, DC, DELAWARE, FLORIDA, GEORGIA, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MISSOURI, NEW YORK, OREGON, PENNSYLVANIA, TEXAS, VIRGINIA, AND WASHINGTON. BMC ACCEPTS VARIOUS MAJOR INSURANCE PLANS, ALONG WITH SEEING PATIENTS WITHOUT INSURANCE. BMC ALSO OFFERS A SLIDING FEE SCALE FOR PATIENTS WHO QUALIFY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. SINCE OPENING IN JANUARY 2016, BMC HAS HAD MORE THAN 33,245 APPOINTMENTS. ALONG WITH PROVIDING NUTRITION EDUCATION TO PATIENTS AND FAMILIES, BMC ALSO OFFERS EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR FUTURE CLINICIANS. THE PHYSICIANS AT BMC CURRENTLY HOLD FACULTY APPOINTMENTS AT THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL AND THE UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES (USUHS). BMCS MEDICAL DIRECTOR HAS PROVIDED MULTIPLE LECTURES AND SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS AT USUHS TO EDUCATE STUDENTS AND RESIDENTS ON HOW TO INTEGRATE NUTRITION IN MEDICINE. BMC OFFERS ROTATION PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS AND MEDICAL RESIDENTS AND HAS HAD MORE THAN 70 DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPANTS ROTATE THROUGH THE CENTER SINCE JANUARY 2018.

NUTRITIONAL ADVOCACYBMC CLINICIANS PROVIDE NUTRITIONAL ADVOCACY FOR THE PHYSICIANS COMMITTEE (CONTROLLING ORGANIZATION). THEY PRESENT AT NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL CONFERENCES, SUCH AS THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF LIFESTYLE MEDICINE, INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NUTRITION IN MEDICINE IN WASHINGTON, D.C., INTERNATIONAL PLANT-BASED NUTRITION HEALTHCARE CONFERENCE, MEDICAL SCHOOL SPEAKING TOUR IN INDIA, NUTRITION EDUCATION LECTURE AT USUHS, AND HEALTH IMMERSIONS. BMC CLINICIANS ALSO PARTICIPATE IN VARIOUS ONLINE PROGRAMS, INCLUDING A 12-WEEK WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAM, AN EIGHT-WEEK FIGHT COVID-19 WITH FOOD PROGRAM FOR HIGH RISK INDIVIDUALS, AND AN EIGHT-WEEK FIGHT DIABETES WITH FOOD INDIA PROGRAM. THEY ALSO PARTICIPATE IN NUMEROUS PODCASTS, WEBINARS, AND PRINT/BROADCAST MEDIA INTERVIEWS, AND PUBLISH RESEARCH AND COMMENTARIES IN PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS AND OTHER PRINT/ONLINE MEDIA.

COMMUNITY OUTREACHBMC OFFERS A ROBUST COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAM TO PROVIDE NUTRITION AND LIFESTYLE EDUCATION TO THE COMMUNITY. THOUGH BMC PRIMARILY SERVES THE FRIENDSHIP HEIGHTS, CHEVY CHASE, BETHESDA, AND TENLEYTOWN NEIGHBORHOODS, BMC HAS EXPANDED ITS OUTREACH EFFORTS TO COMMUNITIES OUTSIDE OF THE DISTRICT, INCLUDING CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MARYLAND AND NORTHERN VIRGINIA. BMCS COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAM IS CURRENTLY ON HOLD DUE TO THE ONGOING COVID-19 PANDEMIC.