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 2026 Sufficient and Efficient Spending on Primary Care Benefits National Health and Health Systems Go to Sufficient and Efficient Spending on Primary Care Benefits National Health and Health Systems 1990 American Board of Family Practice statistics Go to American Board of Family Practice statistics 2004 The Future of Family Medicine: a collaborative project of the family medicine community Go to The Future of Family Medicine: a collaborative project of the family medicine community 2021 Integrating primary care and public health to enhance response to a pandemic Go to Integrating primary care and public health to enhance response to a pandemic
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 2026 Sufficient and Efficient Spending on Primary Care Benefits National Health and Health Systems Go to Sufficient and Efficient Spending on Primary Care Benefits National Health and Health Systems 1990 American Board of Family Practice statistics Go to American Board of Family Practice statistics 2004 The Future of Family Medicine: a collaborative project of the family medicine community Go to The Future of Family Medicine: a collaborative project of the family medicine community 2021 Integrating primary care and public health to enhance response to a pandemic Go to Integrating primary care and public health to enhance response to a pandemic
2026 Sufficient and Efficient Spending on Primary Care Benefits National Health and Health Systems Go to Sufficient and Efficient Spending on Primary Care Benefits National Health and Health Systems
2004 The Future of Family Medicine: a collaborative project of the family medicine community Go to The Future of Family Medicine: a collaborative project of the family medicine community
2021 Integrating primary care and public health to enhance response to a pandemic Go to Integrating primary care and public health to enhance response to a pandemic
