Home Research Research Library Declining numbers of family physicians are caring for children Declining numbers of family physicians are caring for children 2012 Author(s) Bazemore, Andrew W, Makaroff, Laura A, Puffer, James C, Parhat, P, Phillips, Robert L, Xierali, Imam M, and Rinaldo, Jason C Topic(s) What Family Physicians Do Keyword(s) Children & Adolescents, and JABFM Policy Brief Volume Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Source Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Despite continued growth of the primary care workforce, profound maldistribution persists among providers available for the care of children. Family physicians (FPs) spend, on average, approximately 10% of their total practice time caring for children; however, given that, among physician specialties, FPs are geographically distributed most evenly across the US population, the self-reported decline in the share of FPs caring for children should be disturbing to policymakers, especially with the looming insurance expansion in 2014. ABFM Research Read all 2023 Characteristics of Family Physicians Who Work in Integrated Behavioral Health Practice Settings Go to Characteristics of Family Physicians Who Work in Integrated Behavioral Health Practice Settings 2022 The Path to Coordinated Federal Leadership to Strengthen Primary Health Care Go to The Path to Coordinated Federal Leadership to Strengthen Primary Health Care 2018 Barriers Faced by Family Medicine Graduates Interested in Performing Obstetric Deliveries Go to Barriers Faced by Family Medicine Graduates Interested in Performing Obstetric Deliveries 2021 Practice Patterns of Family Physicians With and Without Addiction Medicine Board Certification Go to Practice Patterns of Family Physicians With and Without Addiction Medicine Board Certification
Author(s) Bazemore, Andrew W, Makaroff, Laura A, Puffer, James C, Parhat, P, Phillips, Robert L, Xierali, Imam M, and Rinaldo, Jason C Topic(s) What Family Physicians Do Keyword(s) Children & Adolescents, and JABFM Policy Brief Volume Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Source Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
ABFM Research Read all 2023 Characteristics of Family Physicians Who Work in Integrated Behavioral Health Practice Settings Go to Characteristics of Family Physicians Who Work in Integrated Behavioral Health Practice Settings 2022 The Path to Coordinated Federal Leadership to Strengthen Primary Health Care Go to The Path to Coordinated Federal Leadership to Strengthen Primary Health Care 2018 Barriers Faced by Family Medicine Graduates Interested in Performing Obstetric Deliveries Go to Barriers Faced by Family Medicine Graduates Interested in Performing Obstetric Deliveries 2021 Practice Patterns of Family Physicians With and Without Addiction Medicine Board Certification Go to Practice Patterns of Family Physicians With and Without Addiction Medicine Board Certification
2023 Characteristics of Family Physicians Who Work in Integrated Behavioral Health Practice Settings Go to Characteristics of Family Physicians Who Work in Integrated Behavioral Health Practice Settings
2022 The Path to Coordinated Federal Leadership to Strengthen Primary Health Care Go to The Path to Coordinated Federal Leadership to Strengthen Primary Health Care
2018 Barriers Faced by Family Medicine Graduates Interested in Performing Obstetric Deliveries Go to Barriers Faced by Family Medicine Graduates Interested in Performing Obstetric Deliveries
2021 Practice Patterns of Family Physicians With and Without Addiction Medicine Board Certification Go to Practice Patterns of Family Physicians With and Without Addiction Medicine Board Certification
