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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. Read More ABFM Research Read all 2015 Comparison of Intended Scope of Practice for Family Medicine Residents With Reported Scope of Practice Among Practicing Family Physicians Go to Comparison of Intended Scope of Practice for Family Medicine Residents With Reported Scope of Practice Among Practicing Family Physicians 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? 2019 Prevalence and Practice for Rare Diseases in Primary Care: a National Cross-Sectional Study in the USA Go to Prevalence and Practice for Rare Diseases in Primary Care: a National Cross-Sectional Study in the USA 2025 Treatment of Chlamydia and Gonorrhea in Primary Care and Its Patient-Level Variation: An American Family Cohort Study Go to Treatment of Chlamydia and Gonorrhea in Primary Care and Its Patient-Level Variation: An American Family Cohort Study
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 2015 Comparison of Intended Scope of Practice for Family Medicine Residents With Reported Scope of Practice Among Practicing Family Physicians Go to Comparison of Intended Scope of Practice for Family Medicine Residents With Reported Scope of Practice Among Practicing Family Physicians 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? 2019 Prevalence and Practice for Rare Diseases in Primary Care: a National Cross-Sectional Study in the USA Go to Prevalence and Practice for Rare Diseases in Primary Care: a National Cross-Sectional Study in the USA 2025 Treatment of Chlamydia and Gonorrhea in Primary Care and Its Patient-Level Variation: An American Family Cohort Study Go to Treatment of Chlamydia and Gonorrhea in Primary Care and Its Patient-Level Variation: An American Family Cohort Study
2015 Comparison of Intended Scope of Practice for Family Medicine Residents With Reported Scope of Practice Among Practicing Family Physicians Go to Comparison of Intended Scope of Practice for Family Medicine Residents With Reported Scope of Practice Among Practicing Family Physicians
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?
2019 Prevalence and Practice for Rare Diseases in Primary Care: a National Cross-Sectional Study in the USA Go to Prevalence and Practice for Rare Diseases in Primary Care: a National Cross-Sectional Study in the USA
2025 Treatment of Chlamydia and Gonorrhea in Primary Care and Its Patient-Level Variation: An American Family Cohort Study Go to Treatment of Chlamydia and Gonorrhea in Primary Care and Its Patient-Level Variation: An American Family Cohort Study
