Home Research Research Library Proportion of Family Physicians Caring for Children is Declining Proportion of Family Physicians Caring for Children is Declining 2020 Author(s) Eden, Aimee R, Morgan, Zachary J, Jetty, Anuradha, and Peterson, Lars E Topic(s) What Family Physicians Do Keyword(s) Children & Adolescents, Continuing Certification Questionnaire, JABFM Policy Brief, Population Health, Rural, and Shortage Areas Volume Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Source Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Using data from 2014 to 2018, we found that the proportion of family physicians caring for children under age 5 years and between ages 5 and 18 years has significantly declined. This has implications for the pediatric primary care workforce and may exacerbate inequities in access to care for pediatric patients in all geographies, particularly those in areas with a shortage of pediatricians. ABFM Research Read all 2019 Opportunities and Barriers for Family Physician Contribution to the Maternity Care Workforce Go to Opportunities and Barriers for Family Physician Contribution to the Maternity Care Workforce 2022 The Association of Practice Type and the Scope of Care of Family Physicians Go to The Association of Practice Type and the Scope of Care of Family Physicians 2024 Training in Gender Affirming Care is Medically Necessary Go to Training in Gender Affirming Care is Medically Necessary 2014 A Retrospective Analysis of the Relationship between Medical Student Debt and Primary Care Practice in the United States. Go to A Retrospective Analysis of the Relationship between Medical Student Debt and Primary Care Practice in the United States.
Author(s) Eden, Aimee R, Morgan, Zachary J, Jetty, Anuradha, and Peterson, Lars E Topic(s) What Family Physicians Do Keyword(s) Children & Adolescents, Continuing Certification Questionnaire, JABFM Policy Brief, Population Health, Rural, and Shortage Areas Volume Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Source Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
ABFM Research Read all 2019 Opportunities and Barriers for Family Physician Contribution to the Maternity Care Workforce Go to Opportunities and Barriers for Family Physician Contribution to the Maternity Care Workforce 2022 The Association of Practice Type and the Scope of Care of Family Physicians Go to The Association of Practice Type and the Scope of Care of Family Physicians 2024 Training in Gender Affirming Care is Medically Necessary Go to Training in Gender Affirming Care is Medically Necessary 2014 A Retrospective Analysis of the Relationship between Medical Student Debt and Primary Care Practice in the United States. Go to A Retrospective Analysis of the Relationship between Medical Student Debt and Primary Care Practice in the United States.
2019 Opportunities and Barriers for Family Physician Contribution to the Maternity Care Workforce Go to Opportunities and Barriers for Family Physician Contribution to the Maternity Care Workforce
2022 The Association of Practice Type and the Scope of Care of Family Physicians Go to The Association of Practice Type and the Scope of Care of Family Physicians
2024 Training in Gender Affirming Care is Medically Necessary Go to Training in Gender Affirming Care is Medically Necessary
2014 A Retrospective Analysis of the Relationship between Medical Student Debt and Primary Care Practice in the United States. Go to A Retrospective Analysis of the Relationship between Medical Student Debt and Primary Care Practice in the United States.
