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 29(2):180-181 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 2026 Majority Of Family Physicians Still Choose To Practice In The State Where They Were Trained Go to Majority Of Family Physicians Still Choose To Practice In The State Where They Were Trained 2022 Strengthening Primary Care to Improve Health Outcomes in the US Go to Strengthening Primary Care to Improve Health Outcomes in the US 2019 Practice Intentions of Family Physicians Trained in Teaching Health Centers: The Value of Community-Based Training Go to Practice Intentions of Family Physicians Trained in Teaching Health Centers: The Value of Community-Based Training 2013 Toward Defining and Measuring Social Accountability in Graduate Medical Education: A Stakeholder Study Go to Toward Defining and Measuring Social Accountability in Graduate Medical Education: A Stakeholder Study
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 29(2):180-181 Source Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
ABFM Research Read all 2026 Majority Of Family Physicians Still Choose To Practice In The State Where They Were Trained Go to Majority Of Family Physicians Still Choose To Practice In The State Where They Were Trained 2022 Strengthening Primary Care to Improve Health Outcomes in the US Go to Strengthening Primary Care to Improve Health Outcomes in the US 2019 Practice Intentions of Family Physicians Trained in Teaching Health Centers: The Value of Community-Based Training Go to Practice Intentions of Family Physicians Trained in Teaching Health Centers: The Value of Community-Based Training 2013 Toward Defining and Measuring Social Accountability in Graduate Medical Education: A Stakeholder Study Go to Toward Defining and Measuring Social Accountability in Graduate Medical Education: A Stakeholder Study
2026 Majority Of Family Physicians Still Choose To Practice In The State Where They Were Trained Go to Majority Of Family Physicians Still Choose To Practice In The State Where They Were Trained
2022 Strengthening Primary Care to Improve Health Outcomes in the US Go to Strengthening Primary Care to Improve Health Outcomes in the US
2019 Practice Intentions of Family Physicians Trained in Teaching Health Centers: The Value of Community-Based Training Go to Practice Intentions of Family Physicians Trained in Teaching Health Centers: The Value of Community-Based Training
2013 Toward Defining and Measuring Social Accountability in Graduate Medical Education: A Stakeholder Study Go to Toward Defining and Measuring Social Accountability in Graduate Medical Education: A Stakeholder Study
