Home Research Research Library Slow Progress and Persistent Challenges for the Underrepresented Minority Family Physician Slow Progress and Persistent Challenges for the Underrepresented Minority Family Physician 2018 Author(s) Campbell, Kendall M Topic(s) Education & Training, and Achieving Health System Goals Keyword(s) Physician Experience (Burnout / Satisfaction), and Policy Brief Commentaries Volume Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Source Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine In the article, “Board certified family physician workforce: progress in racial and ethnic diversity,” the authors review the racial and ethnic background of physicians to document proportional growth over time as compared with 2017 United States Census data. In their analysis, they aggregated data provided by family medicine physicians at the time of application for their American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) certification examination. The years evaluated were from 2013 to 2017, and that timespan yielded a match of 66,542 board certified family physicians for the study. Results showed that the growth of the number of board certified family medicine black and Hispanic or Latino physicians lags behind other groups, as well as census defined numbers, 7.8% versus 13.3% for black physicians and 9.1% versus 17.8% for Hispanic or Latino physicians.1 Parity was seen with white physicians (61.2% vs 61.3%), and Asian physicians (21.8% vs 5.7%) were overrepresented as compared with their representation in the US population. Even though there has been an overall increase in physician numbers over the past 30 years, the numbers of black and Hispanic or Latino physicians has not kept the pace. ABFM Research Read all 2014 Cost, utilization and quality of care: An evaluation of Illinois Medicaid Primary Care Case Management Program Go to Cost, utilization and quality of care: An evaluation of Illinois Medicaid Primary Care Case Management Program 2020 How Should Board Certification Evolve? Go to How Should Board Certification Evolve? 2011 Demonstrating the construct stability of a translated exam for family medicine residents. Go to Demonstrating the construct stability of a translated exam for family medicine residents. 2026 Training Needs for Rural Primary Care Practice: A Scoping Review of Resident Physician Preparation Go to Training Needs for Rural Primary Care Practice: A Scoping Review of Resident Physician Preparation
Author(s) Campbell, Kendall M Topic(s) Education & Training, and Achieving Health System Goals Keyword(s) Physician Experience (Burnout / Satisfaction), and Policy Brief Commentaries Volume Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Source Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
ABFM Research Read all 2014 Cost, utilization and quality of care: An evaluation of Illinois Medicaid Primary Care Case Management Program Go to Cost, utilization and quality of care: An evaluation of Illinois Medicaid Primary Care Case Management Program 2020 How Should Board Certification Evolve? Go to How Should Board Certification Evolve? 2011 Demonstrating the construct stability of a translated exam for family medicine residents. Go to Demonstrating the construct stability of a translated exam for family medicine residents. 2026 Training Needs for Rural Primary Care Practice: A Scoping Review of Resident Physician Preparation Go to Training Needs for Rural Primary Care Practice: A Scoping Review of Resident Physician Preparation
2014 Cost, utilization and quality of care: An evaluation of Illinois Medicaid Primary Care Case Management Program Go to Cost, utilization and quality of care: An evaluation of Illinois Medicaid Primary Care Case Management Program
2011 Demonstrating the construct stability of a translated exam for family medicine residents. Go to Demonstrating the construct stability of a translated exam for family medicine residents.
2026 Training Needs for Rural Primary Care Practice: A Scoping Review of Resident Physician Preparation Go to Training Needs for Rural Primary Care Practice: A Scoping Review of Resident Physician Preparation
