Phoenix Newsletter - February 2026

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Congratulations to Dr. Andrew Bazemore, ABFM SVP of Research and Policy, for receiving Honorable Mention as part of the STFM 2026 Research Paper of the Year Award, for his paper, “US Primary Care Workforce Growth: A Decade of Limited Progress, and Projected Needs Through 2040.”

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Andrew Bazemore, MD, MPH | SVP of Research and Policy

We extend our congratulations to Dr. Andrew Bazemore, ABFM Senior Vice President of Research and Policy, for receiving Honorable Mention as part of the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM) 2026 Research Paper of the Year Award, for his paper, “US Primary Care Workforce Growth: A Decade of Limited Progress, and Projected Needs Through 2040.”

The new ABFM‑supported research studies listed below offer insights into health system performance, education and training trends, certification, and the evolving role of family physicians across practice and policy. Check out more of ABFM’s latest research in our research library, or follow us on LinkedIn where we regularly highlight research relevant to family medicine.

Achieving Health System Goals

EHR Interoperability Experiences Reported by Family Physicians

Demonstrating the Reliability and Structural Validity of Creating Patient- and Clinician-Level Scores on the Person Centered Primary Care Measure

Primary Care Physician Continuity: A Consistent Measure Associated with Lower Costs and Hospitalizations

Retention of Family Physicians in the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) in High-Need Areas

Education and Training

Reflections on Family Medicine’s First Year of Program Signals and Other New ERAS Features

Family and community medicine workforce training and practice in the Americas

Residency Characteristics Associated With Pregnancy Care Among Graduates: A Family Medicine Residency Outcomes Project Study

Family Medicine Certification

Changes in Family Medicine Certification Examination Performance in Longitudinal Assessment

Spaced Repetition Enhances Self-Rated Learning Confidence: A Large Randomized Trial Among Practicing Family Physicians

Role of Primary Care

Documentation of compounded GLP-1 receptor agonists in a large primary care dataset

Estimation of Mortality via the Neighborhood Atlas and Reproducible Area Deprivation Indices

What Family Physician Do

Physician and Practice Characteristics Associated with Family Physician Panel Size

 

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