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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. ABFM Research Read all 2024 Measuring Primary Healthcare Spending Go to Measuring Primary Healthcare Spending 2015 Smaller Practices Are Less Likely to Report PCMH Certification Go to Smaller Practices Are Less Likely to Report PCMH Certification 2021 The Declining Scope of Practice of Family Physicians Is Limited to Urban Areas Go to The Declining Scope of Practice of Family Physicians Is Limited to Urban Areas 2019 Debt and the emerging physician workforce: the relationship between educational debt and family medicine residents’ practice and fellowship intentions Go to Debt and the emerging physician workforce: the relationship between educational debt and family medicine residents’ practice and fellowship intentions
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 2024 Measuring Primary Healthcare Spending Go to Measuring Primary Healthcare Spending 2015 Smaller Practices Are Less Likely to Report PCMH Certification Go to Smaller Practices Are Less Likely to Report PCMH Certification 2021 The Declining Scope of Practice of Family Physicians Is Limited to Urban Areas Go to The Declining Scope of Practice of Family Physicians Is Limited to Urban Areas 2019 Debt and the emerging physician workforce: the relationship between educational debt and family medicine residents’ practice and fellowship intentions Go to Debt and the emerging physician workforce: the relationship between educational debt and family medicine residents’ practice and fellowship intentions
2015 Smaller Practices Are Less Likely to Report PCMH Certification Go to Smaller Practices Are Less Likely to Report PCMH Certification
2021 The Declining Scope of Practice of Family Physicians Is Limited to Urban Areas Go to The Declining Scope of Practice of Family Physicians Is Limited to Urban Areas
2019 Debt and the emerging physician workforce: the relationship between educational debt and family medicine residents’ practice and fellowship intentions Go to Debt and the emerging physician workforce: the relationship between educational debt and family medicine residents’ practice and fellowship intentions
