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Home Research Research Library Uncloaking family medicine research: so much to know, so little time Uncloaking family medicine research: so much to know, so little time 2013 Author(s) Jaén, Carlos Roberto Topic(s) Education & Training Keyword(s) Policy Brief Commentaries Volume Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Source Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine In their article “A Small Percentage of Family Physicians Report Time Devoted to Research,” Voorhees et al1 estimate that only 4.9% of the 28,505 board-certified family physicians in the United States who completed a census before taking the maintenance of certification examination in 2007 to 2009 reported spending any time on research. Of the 4.9% who reported doing research, 3.9% said they spent <10% of their time in research, and only 0.3% reported conducting research during >50% of their time. The authors concluded that most research by family physicians was done in urban areas and by medical school/residency faculty. Read More ABFM Research Read all 2014 Completing Self-Assessment Modules during Residency is Associated with Better Certification Exam Results Go to Completing Self-Assessment Modules during Residency is Associated with Better Certification Exam Results 2019 New Allopathic Medical Schools and Family Physicians Go to New Allopathic Medical Schools and Family Physicians 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 1970 Generally speaking Go to Generally speaking
Author(s) Jaén, Carlos Roberto Topic(s) Education & Training Keyword(s) 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 Completing Self-Assessment Modules during Residency is Associated with Better Certification Exam Results Go to Completing Self-Assessment Modules during Residency is Associated with Better Certification Exam Results 2019 New Allopathic Medical Schools and Family Physicians Go to New Allopathic Medical Schools and Family Physicians 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 1970 Generally speaking Go to Generally speaking
2014 Completing Self-Assessment Modules during Residency is Associated with Better Certification Exam Results Go to Completing Self-Assessment Modules during Residency is Associated with Better Certification Exam Results
2019 New Allopathic Medical Schools and Family Physicians Go to New Allopathic Medical Schools and Family Physicians
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
