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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 2018 Challenges Faced by Family Physicians Providing Advanced Maternity Care Go to Challenges Faced by Family Physicians Providing Advanced Maternity Care 2022 Pandemic Disruption in Residency Did Not Alter Trends in Intended Scope of Practice Go to Pandemic Disruption in Residency Did Not Alter Trends in Intended Scope of Practice 2018 Family Medicine Hospitalists Three Years Out of Residency: Career Flexibility or a Threat to Office-Based Family Medicine? Go to Family Medicine Hospitalists Three Years Out of Residency: Career Flexibility or a Threat to Office-Based Family Medicine? 2012 Declining numbers of family physicians are caring for children Go to Declining numbers of family physicians are caring for children
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 2018 Challenges Faced by Family Physicians Providing Advanced Maternity Care Go to Challenges Faced by Family Physicians Providing Advanced Maternity Care 2022 Pandemic Disruption in Residency Did Not Alter Trends in Intended Scope of Practice Go to Pandemic Disruption in Residency Did Not Alter Trends in Intended Scope of Practice 2018 Family Medicine Hospitalists Three Years Out of Residency: Career Flexibility or a Threat to Office-Based Family Medicine? Go to Family Medicine Hospitalists Three Years Out of Residency: Career Flexibility or a Threat to Office-Based Family Medicine? 2012 Declining numbers of family physicians are caring for children Go to Declining numbers of family physicians are caring for children
2018 Challenges Faced by Family Physicians Providing Advanced Maternity Care Go to Challenges Faced by Family Physicians Providing Advanced Maternity Care
2022 Pandemic Disruption in Residency Did Not Alter Trends in Intended Scope of Practice Go to Pandemic Disruption in Residency Did Not Alter Trends in Intended Scope of Practice
2018 Family Medicine Hospitalists Three Years Out of Residency: Career Flexibility or a Threat to Office-Based Family Medicine? Go to Family Medicine Hospitalists Three Years Out of Residency: Career Flexibility or a Threat to Office-Based Family Medicine?
2012 Declining numbers of family physicians are caring for children Go to Declining numbers of family physicians are caring for children
