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 33(6):830-831 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 2012 Proportion of family physicians providing maternity care continues to decline Go to Proportion of family physicians providing maternity care continues to decline 2021 A Cross-Sectional Study of Factors Associated With Pediatric Scope of Care in Family Medicine Go to A Cross-Sectional Study of Factors Associated With Pediatric Scope of Care in Family Medicine 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 Family Physicians Practicing High-Volume Obstetric Care Have Recently Dropped by One-Half Go to Family Physicians Practicing High-Volume Obstetric Care Have Recently Dropped by One-Half
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 33(6):830-831 Source Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
ABFM Research Read all 2012 Proportion of family physicians providing maternity care continues to decline Go to Proportion of family physicians providing maternity care continues to decline 2021 A Cross-Sectional Study of Factors Associated With Pediatric Scope of Care in Family Medicine Go to A Cross-Sectional Study of Factors Associated With Pediatric Scope of Care in Family Medicine 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 Family Physicians Practicing High-Volume Obstetric Care Have Recently Dropped by One-Half Go to Family Physicians Practicing High-Volume Obstetric Care Have Recently Dropped by One-Half
2012 Proportion of family physicians providing maternity care continues to decline Go to Proportion of family physicians providing maternity care continues to decline
2021 A Cross-Sectional Study of Factors Associated With Pediatric Scope of Care in Family Medicine Go to A Cross-Sectional Study of Factors Associated With Pediatric Scope of Care in Family Medicine
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 Family Physicians Practicing High-Volume Obstetric Care Have Recently Dropped by One-Half Go to Family Physicians Practicing High-Volume Obstetric Care Have Recently Dropped by One-Half
