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 2017 Intention Versus Reality: Family Medicine Residency Graduates’ Intention to Practice Obstetrics Go to Intention Versus Reality: Family Medicine Residency Graduates’ Intention to Practice Obstetrics 2019 Improving treatment of opioid use disorder in pregnancy: first define the workforce Go to Improving treatment of opioid use disorder in pregnancy: first define the workforce 2021 Mobility and social deprivation on primary care utilisation among paediatric patients with asthma Go to Mobility and social deprivation on primary care utilisation among paediatric patients with asthma 2025 Data Transformation to Advance AI/ML Research and Implementation in Primary Care Go to Data Transformation to Advance AI/ML Research and Implementation in Primary 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 2017 Intention Versus Reality: Family Medicine Residency Graduates’ Intention to Practice Obstetrics Go to Intention Versus Reality: Family Medicine Residency Graduates’ Intention to Practice Obstetrics 2019 Improving treatment of opioid use disorder in pregnancy: first define the workforce Go to Improving treatment of opioid use disorder in pregnancy: first define the workforce 2021 Mobility and social deprivation on primary care utilisation among paediatric patients with asthma Go to Mobility and social deprivation on primary care utilisation among paediatric patients with asthma 2025 Data Transformation to Advance AI/ML Research and Implementation in Primary Care Go to Data Transformation to Advance AI/ML Research and Implementation in Primary Care
2017 Intention Versus Reality: Family Medicine Residency Graduates’ Intention to Practice Obstetrics Go to Intention Versus Reality: Family Medicine Residency Graduates’ Intention to Practice Obstetrics
2019 Improving treatment of opioid use disorder in pregnancy: first define the workforce Go to Improving treatment of opioid use disorder in pregnancy: first define the workforce
2021 Mobility and social deprivation on primary care utilisation among paediatric patients with asthma Go to Mobility and social deprivation on primary care utilisation among paediatric patients with asthma
2025 Data Transformation to Advance AI/ML Research and Implementation in Primary Care Go to Data Transformation to Advance AI/ML Research and Implementation in Primary Care
