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Home Research Research Library Intention Versus Reality: Family Medicine Residency Graduates’ Intention to Practice Obstetrics Intention Versus Reality: Family Medicine Residency Graduates’ Intention to Practice Obstetrics 2017 Author(s) Barreto, Tyler W, Eden, Aimee R, Petterson, Stephen M, Bazemore, Andrew W, and Peterson, Lars E Topic(s) What Family Physicians Do Keyword(s) Initial Certification Questionnaire, JABFM Policy Brief, and Maternity Care Volume Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Source Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Although 21% of new family medicine graduates in 2016 reported an intention to include obstetric delivery in their scope of practice, only 7% of family physicians currently do so. The reasons for this stark difference must be identified in order to address potential barriers leading to family medicine graduates ultimately not including obstetric delivery despite intent. ABFM Research Read all 2020 Early-Career and Graduating Physicians More Likely to Prescribe Buprenorphine Go to Early-Career and Graduating Physicians More Likely to Prescribe Buprenorphine 2020 The Dilution of Family Medicine: Waning Numbers of Family Physicians Providing Pediatric Care Go to The Dilution of Family Medicine: Waning Numbers of Family Physicians Providing Pediatric Care 2025 Regional Variation in Scope of Practice by Family Physicians Go to Regional Variation in Scope of Practice by Family Physicians 2018 Challenges Faced by Family Physicians Providing Advanced Maternity Care Go to Challenges Faced by Family Physicians Providing Advanced Maternity Care
Author(s) Barreto, Tyler W, Eden, Aimee R, Petterson, Stephen M, Bazemore, Andrew W, and Peterson, Lars E Topic(s) What Family Physicians Do Keyword(s) Initial Certification Questionnaire, JABFM Policy Brief, and Maternity Care Volume Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Source Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
ABFM Research Read all 2020 Early-Career and Graduating Physicians More Likely to Prescribe Buprenorphine Go to Early-Career and Graduating Physicians More Likely to Prescribe Buprenorphine 2020 The Dilution of Family Medicine: Waning Numbers of Family Physicians Providing Pediatric Care Go to The Dilution of Family Medicine: Waning Numbers of Family Physicians Providing Pediatric Care 2025 Regional Variation in Scope of Practice by Family Physicians Go to Regional Variation in Scope of Practice by Family Physicians 2018 Challenges Faced by Family Physicians Providing Advanced Maternity Care Go to Challenges Faced by Family Physicians Providing Advanced Maternity Care
2020 Early-Career and Graduating Physicians More Likely to Prescribe Buprenorphine Go to Early-Career and Graduating Physicians More Likely to Prescribe Buprenorphine
2020 The Dilution of Family Medicine: Waning Numbers of Family Physicians Providing Pediatric Care Go to The Dilution of Family Medicine: Waning Numbers of Family Physicians Providing Pediatric Care
2025 Regional Variation in Scope of Practice by Family Physicians Go to Regional Variation in Scope of Practice by Family Physicians
2018 Challenges Faced by Family Physicians Providing Advanced Maternity Care Go to Challenges Faced by Family Physicians Providing Advanced Maternity Care
