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Home Research Research Library Debt of Family Medicine Residents Continues to Grow Debt of Family Medicine Residents Continues to Grow 2021 Author(s) Phillips, Julie P, Morgan, Zachary J, Bazemore, Andrew W, and Peterson, Lars E Topic(s) Education & Training Keyword(s) Graduate Medical Education, and Visiting Scholar/Fellow Volume Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Source Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine The proportion of family medicine residents with ≥$250,000 in self-reported educational debt rose from 26% in 2014% to 47% in 2019. Such a rapid rise in high indebtedness is concerning, given known associations with resident distress. Previous research has also shown that highly indebted residents are less likely to choose academics, geriatrics, and service-oriented career paths. ABFM Research Read all 2022 The American Board of Family Medicine’s 8 Years of Experience with Differential Item Functioning Go to The American Board of Family Medicine’s 8 Years of Experience with Differential Item Functioning 2024 The Gender Wage Gap Among Early-Career Family Physicians Go to The Gender Wage Gap Among Early-Career Family Physicians 2023 The Association Between Length of Training and Family Medicine Residents’ Clinical Knowledge: A Report From the Length of Training Pilot Study Go to The Association Between Length of Training and Family Medicine Residents’ Clinical Knowledge: A Report From the Length of Training Pilot Study 1990 Residency training for rural primary care Go to Residency training for rural primary care
Author(s) Phillips, Julie P, Morgan, Zachary J, Bazemore, Andrew W, and Peterson, Lars E Topic(s) Education & Training Keyword(s) Graduate Medical Education, and Visiting Scholar/Fellow Volume Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Source Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
ABFM Research Read all 2022 The American Board of Family Medicine’s 8 Years of Experience with Differential Item Functioning Go to The American Board of Family Medicine’s 8 Years of Experience with Differential Item Functioning 2024 The Gender Wage Gap Among Early-Career Family Physicians Go to The Gender Wage Gap Among Early-Career Family Physicians 2023 The Association Between Length of Training and Family Medicine Residents’ Clinical Knowledge: A Report From the Length of Training Pilot Study Go to The Association Between Length of Training and Family Medicine Residents’ Clinical Knowledge: A Report From the Length of Training Pilot Study 1990 Residency training for rural primary care Go to Residency training for rural primary care
2022 The American Board of Family Medicine’s 8 Years of Experience with Differential Item Functioning Go to The American Board of Family Medicine’s 8 Years of Experience with Differential Item Functioning
2024 The Gender Wage Gap Among Early-Career Family Physicians Go to The Gender Wage Gap Among Early-Career Family Physicians
2023 The Association Between Length of Training and Family Medicine Residents’ Clinical Knowledge: A Report From the Length of Training Pilot Study Go to The Association Between Length of Training and Family Medicine Residents’ Clinical Knowledge: A Report From the Length of Training Pilot Study