 | The Fallon Clinic is a nationally recognized leader in the provision of high quality primary and specialty healthcare. The clinic has had a long standing commitment to medical education and research, serving as a site for training of medical students and residents in the ambulatory care setting and as the location of large population-based studies that have the potential to make an important impact on the health care of our region and nation. The Meyers Primary Care Institute represents a unique collaboration, to foster educational and research activities that can enhance the practice of medicine in our community and beyond. The Fallon Clinic is proud to serve as a sponsor of the Meyers Primary Care Institute. ~ Dr. Jack Dutzar President of The Fallon Clinic |
| The faculty and administration of the University of Massachusetts Medical School take pride in our school’s achievements in enhancing the intellectual basis for generalist education and the stature of primary care medicine. Our school’s consistently high ranking in U.S. News & World Report as one of the leading medical schools in primary care is one measure of our success in the area of primary care education and research. Our innovative partnership with the Fallon Healthcare System in support of the Meyers Primary Care Institute serves to confirm our ongoing commitment to this important area. In keeping with the ideals of the medical school’s founding dean, Dr. Lamar Soutter, and the Fallon Community Health Plan’s first president, Dr. John Meyers, the Institute demonstrates the value of collaboration between a medical school and a healthcare delivery system that should be emulated by medical schools and academic health centers across our country. ~ Dr. Terence Flotte, MD Dean of the University of Massachusetts Medical School |
 | Fallon Community Health Plan (FCHP), one of America’s foremost HMOs, is proud to have a strong connection with the Meyers Primary Care Institute. The institute honors John Meyers, M.D., who served as president of Fallon Community Health Plan from its inception in 1977 until 1985. At the health plan, Dr. Meyers established a commitment to clinical excellence and a respect for research and education in primary care medicine that the institute now promotes. This commitment has served the health plan well. FCHP has earned the National Committee for Quality Assurance’s (NCQA) “Excellent” accreditation status for both its commercial and Medicare + Choice (senior) plans and has been ranked the number one HMO in the country four times. Fallon Community Health Plan offers a variety of targeted products, including FCHP Direct Care and FCHP Select Care, and a Medicare + Choice plan. FCHP members benefit from innovative programs like dental benefits and discounts for the whole family, free Weight Watchers ® membership and member access to specialty care at several Boston medical centers. FCHP’s network has thousands of primary and specialty care physicians in the state, including the Fallon Clinic group practice and UMass Memorial Health Care. With these partnerships, the health plan continues to support the Meyers Primary Care Institute in advancing and improving health care delivery. ~ Mr. Eric Schultz, President and CEO The Fallon Community Health Plan |