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Home Research Research Library Rural Family Physicians Have a Broader Scope of Practice Than Urban Family Physicians Rural Family Physicians Have a Broader Scope of Practice Than Urban Family Physicians 2018 Author(s) Peterson, Lars E, and Fang, Bo Topic(s) Role of Primary Care, and What Family Physicians Do Keyword(s) Maternity Care Volume Rural and Underserved Health Research Center Source Rural and Underserved Health Research Center While the scope of practice of family physicians has been shrinking, they still practice broadly, often due to fewer health care resources in rural areas. Using data from family physicians seeking continued board certification in 2014 and 2015, we found that a high percentage of rural family physicians provide nearly every clinical service queried. Read More ABFM Research Read all 2012 The impending crisis in the decline of family physicians providing maternity care Go to The impending crisis in the decline of family physicians providing maternity care 2021 Implementing High-Quality Primary Care: A Report From the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Go to Implementing High-Quality Primary Care: A Report From the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine 2021 Lower Likelihood of Burnout Among Family Physicians From Underrepresented Racial-Ethnic Groups Go to Lower Likelihood of Burnout Among Family Physicians From Underrepresented Racial-Ethnic Groups 2012 Family physicians closing their doors to children: considering the implications Go to Family physicians closing their doors to children: considering the implications
Author(s) Peterson, Lars E, and Fang, Bo Topic(s) Role of Primary Care, and What Family Physicians Do Keyword(s) Maternity Care Volume Rural and Underserved Health Research Center Source Rural and Underserved Health Research Center
ABFM Research Read all 2012 The impending crisis in the decline of family physicians providing maternity care Go to The impending crisis in the decline of family physicians providing maternity care 2021 Implementing High-Quality Primary Care: A Report From the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Go to Implementing High-Quality Primary Care: A Report From the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine 2021 Lower Likelihood of Burnout Among Family Physicians From Underrepresented Racial-Ethnic Groups Go to Lower Likelihood of Burnout Among Family Physicians From Underrepresented Racial-Ethnic Groups 2012 Family physicians closing their doors to children: considering the implications Go to Family physicians closing their doors to children: considering the implications
2012 The impending crisis in the decline of family physicians providing maternity care Go to The impending crisis in the decline of family physicians providing maternity care
2021 Implementing High-Quality Primary Care: A Report From the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Go to Implementing High-Quality Primary Care: A Report From the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
2021 Lower Likelihood of Burnout Among Family Physicians From Underrepresented Racial-Ethnic Groups Go to Lower Likelihood of Burnout Among Family Physicians From Underrepresented Racial-Ethnic Groups
2012 Family physicians closing their doors to children: considering the implications Go to Family physicians closing their doors to children: considering the implications
