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Lessons learned from the current COVID-19 pandemic can be harnessed to reengineer and restructure the current primary care paradigm with an eye toward advancing population health for years to come During this pandemic, primary care in particular has again demonstrated its value to the healthcare system in the US and elsewhere through its agility to adapt to a broad range of healthcare settings Guaranteeing the preservation, stabilization and growth of primary care practices and disciplines is paramount to ensure that this foundation of the healthcare system survives Holding on to pre-pandemic paradigms will also significantly increase the risk of being unprepared for the next challenges to the healthcare system and to the health of the population On January 31, 2020, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex M Azar II declared a Public Health Emergency for the entire US to aid the response of the healthcare community to the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic The first death attributable to SARS-CoV-2 infection was reported on February 6, 2020 and, at the time of this writing, the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic continues to foment morbidity and mortality on a scale previously unseen since the 1918 H1N1 influenza pandemic Concurrently, the pandemic appears to have launched a radical transformation of the US healthcare system, including its primary care enterprise How primary care is reimagined and reinvigorated by the pandemic is bound to reshape the US healthcare for generations to come It is the objective of this commentary to advocate that the lessons learned from the pandemic be harnessed to reengineer and restructure the current paradigm with an eye toward advancing population health for years to come [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of Rhode Island Medical Journal is the property of Rhode Island Medical Society and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder\'s express written permission However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use This abstract may be abridged No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract (Copyright applies to all Abstracts )
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