Home Research Research Library Over Half of Graduating Family Medicine Residents Report More Than $150,000 in Educational Debt Over Half of Graduating Family Medicine Residents Report More Than $150,000 in Educational Debt 2016 Author(s) Bazemore, Andrew W, Peterson, Lars E, Jetty, Anuradha, Wingrove, Peter M, Petterson, Stephen M, and Phillips, Robert L Topic(s) Education & Training Keyword(s) Graduate Medical Education Volume Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Source Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Primary care workforce shortages are thought to result not only from lower remuneration than other specialties but also from increasing amounts of debt at graduation. A census of 3083 graduating family medicine residents found that 58% reported having >$150,000 in educational debt and 26% reported having >$250,000-levels that may deter students’ interest in primary care and constrain the practice location choices of those who do choose primary care. ABFM Research Read all 2021 Reenvisioning Family Medicine Residency Education Go to Reenvisioning Family Medicine Residency Education 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 2021 Integrating primary care and public health to enhance response to a pandemic Go to Integrating primary care and public health to enhance response to a pandemic 2026 Reflections on Family Medicine’s First Year of Program Signals and Other New ERAS Features Go to Reflections on Family Medicine’s First Year of Program Signals and Other New ERAS Features
Author(s) Bazemore, Andrew W, Peterson, Lars E, Jetty, Anuradha, Wingrove, Peter M, Petterson, Stephen M, and Phillips, Robert L Topic(s) Education & Training Keyword(s) Graduate Medical Education Volume Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Source Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
ABFM Research Read all 2021 Reenvisioning Family Medicine Residency Education Go to Reenvisioning Family Medicine Residency Education 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 2021 Integrating primary care and public health to enhance response to a pandemic Go to Integrating primary care and public health to enhance response to a pandemic 2026 Reflections on Family Medicine’s First Year of Program Signals and Other New ERAS Features Go to Reflections on Family Medicine’s First Year of Program Signals and Other New ERAS Features
2021 Reenvisioning Family Medicine Residency Education Go to Reenvisioning Family Medicine Residency Education
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
2021 Integrating primary care and public health to enhance response to a pandemic Go to Integrating primary care and public health to enhance response to a pandemic
2026 Reflections on Family Medicine’s First Year of Program Signals and Other New ERAS Features Go to Reflections on Family Medicine’s First Year of Program Signals and Other New ERAS Features
