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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 What Family Medicine Can Learn From Other Specialties Go to What Family Medicine Can Learn From Other Specialties 2017 How Many Graduating Family Medicine Residents Have Chosen Financial Support for Service Commitments? Go to How Many Graduating Family Medicine Residents Have Chosen Financial Support for Service Commitments? 2023 The Decline in Family Medicine in-Training Examination Scores: What We Know and Why It Matters Go to The Decline in Family Medicine in-Training Examination Scores: What We Know and Why It Matters 2021 HIV Care by Early-Career Family Physicians Go to HIV Care by Early-Career Family Physicians
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 What Family Medicine Can Learn From Other Specialties Go to What Family Medicine Can Learn From Other Specialties 2017 How Many Graduating Family Medicine Residents Have Chosen Financial Support for Service Commitments? Go to How Many Graduating Family Medicine Residents Have Chosen Financial Support for Service Commitments? 2023 The Decline in Family Medicine in-Training Examination Scores: What We Know and Why It Matters Go to The Decline in Family Medicine in-Training Examination Scores: What We Know and Why It Matters 2021 HIV Care by Early-Career Family Physicians Go to HIV Care by Early-Career Family Physicians
2021 What Family Medicine Can Learn From Other Specialties Go to What Family Medicine Can Learn From Other Specialties
2017 How Many Graduating Family Medicine Residents Have Chosen Financial Support for Service Commitments? Go to How Many Graduating Family Medicine Residents Have Chosen Financial Support for Service Commitments?
2023 The Decline in Family Medicine in-Training Examination Scores: What We Know and Why It Matters Go to The Decline in Family Medicine in-Training Examination Scores: What We Know and Why It Matters
