Home Research Research Library Unequal Distribution of the U.S. Primary Care Workforce Unequal Distribution of the U.S. Primary Care Workforce 2013 Author(s) Petterson, Stephen M, Phillips, Robert L, Bazemore, Andrew W, and Koinis, G T Topic(s) Role of Primary Care Keyword(s) Rural, and Shortage Areas Volume American Family Physician Source American Family Physician The United States is facing a primary care physician shortage, but the most pressing problem is uneven distribution, particularly in poor and rural communities. Providing adequate access to care for the nearly 30 million uninsured people living in these communities will require potent incentives and policy. ABFM Research Read all 2025 The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on vaccinations in United States primary care practices Go to The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on vaccinations in United States primary care practices 2020 Taking a Closer Look at Mental Health Treatment Differences: Effectiveness of Mental Health Treatment by Provider Type in Racial and Ethnic Minorities Go to Taking a Closer Look at Mental Health Treatment Differences: Effectiveness of Mental Health Treatment by Provider Type in Racial and Ethnic Minorities 2024 Setting the Target: Comparing Family Medicine Among US Allopathic Target Schools Go to Setting the Target: Comparing Family Medicine Among US Allopathic Target Schools 2022 Digital Health Interventions to Enhance Prevention in Primary Care: Scoping Review Go to Digital Health Interventions to Enhance Prevention in Primary Care: Scoping Review
Author(s) Petterson, Stephen M, Phillips, Robert L, Bazemore, Andrew W, and Koinis, G T Topic(s) Role of Primary Care Keyword(s) Rural, and Shortage Areas Volume American Family Physician Source American Family Physician
ABFM Research Read all 2025 The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on vaccinations in United States primary care practices Go to The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on vaccinations in United States primary care practices 2020 Taking a Closer Look at Mental Health Treatment Differences: Effectiveness of Mental Health Treatment by Provider Type in Racial and Ethnic Minorities Go to Taking a Closer Look at Mental Health Treatment Differences: Effectiveness of Mental Health Treatment by Provider Type in Racial and Ethnic Minorities 2024 Setting the Target: Comparing Family Medicine Among US Allopathic Target Schools Go to Setting the Target: Comparing Family Medicine Among US Allopathic Target Schools 2022 Digital Health Interventions to Enhance Prevention in Primary Care: Scoping Review Go to Digital Health Interventions to Enhance Prevention in Primary Care: Scoping Review
2025 The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on vaccinations in United States primary care practices Go to The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on vaccinations in United States primary care practices
2020 Taking a Closer Look at Mental Health Treatment Differences: Effectiveness of Mental Health Treatment by Provider Type in Racial and Ethnic Minorities Go to Taking a Closer Look at Mental Health Treatment Differences: Effectiveness of Mental Health Treatment by Provider Type in Racial and Ethnic Minorities
2024 Setting the Target: Comparing Family Medicine Among US Allopathic Target Schools Go to Setting the Target: Comparing Family Medicine Among US Allopathic Target Schools
2022 Digital Health Interventions to Enhance Prevention in Primary Care: Scoping Review Go to Digital Health Interventions to Enhance Prevention in Primary Care: Scoping Review