Home Research Research Library Retention of Family Physicians in the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) in High-Need Areas Retention of Family Physicians in the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) in High-Need Areas 2025 Author(s) Topmiller, Michael, Peterson, Lars E, Bazemore, Andrew W, and Kamerow, Douglas B Keyword(s) JABFM Policy Brief, and Visiting Scholar/Fellow Volume 38(4):768-769 Source Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Family physicians in the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) are more likely than non-NHSC physicians to practice in high-need areas, but retention declines over time. Despite higher retention than non-NHSC physicians, NHSC participants experienced greater declines from 3 to 6 years post-residency (MUA: 85.0% to 60.7%; HPSA: 76.0% 6 to 66.2%; rural: 29.8% to 21.3%), underscoring the need for policies that sustain long-term commitment. ABFM Research Read all 2026 Family Physicians’ experiences of administrative Harms Go to Family Physicians’ experiences of administrative Harms 2026 Reclassifying Primary Care: A Decision Tree Approach to Improving Workforce Estimates and Research Using Claims Data Go to Reclassifying Primary Care: A Decision Tree Approach to Improving Workforce Estimates and Research Using Claims Data 2026 Strong Obstetric Care Training in Family Medicine Residency: Bolstering the Number of Family Physicians Attending Births Go to Strong Obstetric Care Training in Family Medicine Residency: Bolstering the Number of Family Physicians Attending Births 2026 Turnover and Burnout Among Family Physicians Go to Turnover and Burnout Among Family Physicians
Author(s) Topmiller, Michael, Peterson, Lars E, Bazemore, Andrew W, and Kamerow, Douglas B Keyword(s) JABFM Policy Brief, and Visiting Scholar/Fellow Volume 38(4):768-769 Source Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
ABFM Research Read all 2026 Family Physicians’ experiences of administrative Harms Go to Family Physicians’ experiences of administrative Harms 2026 Reclassifying Primary Care: A Decision Tree Approach to Improving Workforce Estimates and Research Using Claims Data Go to Reclassifying Primary Care: A Decision Tree Approach to Improving Workforce Estimates and Research Using Claims Data 2026 Strong Obstetric Care Training in Family Medicine Residency: Bolstering the Number of Family Physicians Attending Births Go to Strong Obstetric Care Training in Family Medicine Residency: Bolstering the Number of Family Physicians Attending Births 2026 Turnover and Burnout Among Family Physicians Go to Turnover and Burnout Among Family Physicians
2026 Family Physicians’ experiences of administrative Harms Go to Family Physicians’ experiences of administrative Harms
2026 Reclassifying Primary Care: A Decision Tree Approach to Improving Workforce Estimates and Research Using Claims Data Go to Reclassifying Primary Care: A Decision Tree Approach to Improving Workforce Estimates and Research Using Claims Data
2026 Strong Obstetric Care Training in Family Medicine Residency: Bolstering the Number of Family Physicians Attending Births Go to Strong Obstetric Care Training in Family Medicine Residency: Bolstering the Number of Family Physicians Attending Births
