Home Research Research Library Proportion of Family Physicians Caring for Children is Declining Proportion of Family Physicians Caring for Children is Declining 2020 Author(s) Eden, Aimee R, Morgan, Zachary J, Jetty, Anuradha, and Peterson, Lars E Topic(s) What Family Physicians Do Keyword(s) Children & Adolescents, Continuing Certification Questionnaire, JABFM Policy Brief, Population Health, Rural, and Shortage Areas Volume Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Source Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Using data from 2014 to 2018, we found that the proportion of family physicians caring for children under age 5 years and between ages 5 and 18 years has significantly declined. This has implications for the pediatric primary care workforce and may exacerbate inequities in access to care for pediatric patients in all geographies, particularly those in areas with a shortage of pediatricians. ABFM Research Read all 2020 Abortion Provision Among Recently Graduated Family Physicians Go to Abortion Provision Among Recently Graduated Family Physicians 2022 From ABFM: Breakthroughs: What has the NASEM Report Done for You Lately? Go to From ABFM: Breakthroughs: What has the NASEM Report Done for You Lately? 2021 The Declining Scope of Practice of Family Physicians Is Limited to Urban Areas Go to The Declining Scope of Practice of Family Physicians Is Limited to Urban Areas 2017 Impact of Potential Accreditation and Certification in Family Medicine Maternity Care Go to Impact of Potential Accreditation and Certification in Family Medicine Maternity Care
Author(s) Eden, Aimee R, Morgan, Zachary J, Jetty, Anuradha, and Peterson, Lars E Topic(s) What Family Physicians Do Keyword(s) Children & Adolescents, Continuing Certification Questionnaire, JABFM Policy Brief, Population Health, Rural, and Shortage Areas Volume Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Source Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
ABFM Research Read all 2020 Abortion Provision Among Recently Graduated Family Physicians Go to Abortion Provision Among Recently Graduated Family Physicians 2022 From ABFM: Breakthroughs: What has the NASEM Report Done for You Lately? Go to From ABFM: Breakthroughs: What has the NASEM Report Done for You Lately? 2021 The Declining Scope of Practice of Family Physicians Is Limited to Urban Areas Go to The Declining Scope of Practice of Family Physicians Is Limited to Urban Areas 2017 Impact of Potential Accreditation and Certification in Family Medicine Maternity Care Go to Impact of Potential Accreditation and Certification in Family Medicine Maternity Care
2020 Abortion Provision Among Recently Graduated Family Physicians Go to Abortion Provision Among Recently Graduated Family Physicians
2022 From ABFM: Breakthroughs: What has the NASEM Report Done for You Lately? Go to From ABFM: Breakthroughs: What has the NASEM Report Done for You Lately?
2021 The Declining Scope of Practice of Family Physicians Is Limited to Urban Areas Go to The Declining Scope of Practice of Family Physicians Is Limited to Urban Areas
2017 Impact of Potential Accreditation and Certification in Family Medicine Maternity Care Go to Impact of Potential Accreditation and Certification in Family Medicine Maternity Care
