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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 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. 2024 Prevalence and Predictors of Burnout Among Resident Family Physicians Go to Prevalence and Predictors of Burnout Among Resident Family Physicians 2024 Community-Based Primary Care Training Is Threatened By Funding Instability Go to Community-Based Primary Care Training Is Threatened By Funding Instability 2025 Impact of Training Length on Scope of Practice Among Residency Graduates: A Report From the Length of Training Pilot Study in Family Medicine Go to Impact of Training Length on Scope of Practice Among Residency Graduates: A Report From the Length of Training Pilot Study in Family Medicine
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 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. 2024 Prevalence and Predictors of Burnout Among Resident Family Physicians Go to Prevalence and Predictors of Burnout Among Resident Family Physicians 2024 Community-Based Primary Care Training Is Threatened By Funding Instability Go to Community-Based Primary Care Training Is Threatened By Funding Instability 2025 Impact of Training Length on Scope of Practice Among Residency Graduates: A Report From the Length of Training Pilot Study in Family Medicine Go to Impact of Training Length on Scope of Practice Among Residency Graduates: A Report From the Length of Training Pilot Study in Family Medicine
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.
2024 Prevalence and Predictors of Burnout Among Resident Family Physicians Go to Prevalence and Predictors of Burnout Among Resident Family Physicians
2024 Community-Based Primary Care Training Is Threatened By Funding Instability Go to Community-Based Primary Care Training Is Threatened By Funding Instability
2025 Impact of Training Length on Scope of Practice Among Residency Graduates: A Report From the Length of Training Pilot Study in Family Medicine Go to Impact of Training Length on Scope of Practice Among Residency Graduates: A Report From the Length of Training Pilot Study in Family Medicine
