Check out ABFM’s latest research below and in our research library, or follow us on LinkedIn where we regularly highlight research relevant to family medicine. ABFM conducts research devoted to creating, evaluating, and maintaining cutting edge certification methods and to advancing the scientific basis of family medicine.

The ABFM studies listed below offer important findings that can inform policy and practice for the betterment of family medicine, including increasing investments in primary care, improving EHR transformation, and how residency education affects future practice.

Achieving Health System Goals

The General Public Vastly Overestimates Primary Care Spending in the United States

Every day I write the book: Transforming EHR data from daily practice into research & new knowledge

“I consider myself to be a leader”: A Qualitative Exploration of Early Career Women Family Physicians’ Intentions to Assume a Leadership Role

Team and EHR Features and Burnout Among Family Physicians

Education and Training

The Association Between Residency Characteristics and Graduates Caring for Children: An FM-ROP Study

Scope of Practice Intentions Among Family Medicine Residents for Integrated Care of HIV and Hepatitis C Infection in People With Opioid Use Disorder

Exploring Community-Based Residency Programs in High-Need Black Counties

How Different Are Family Medicine Residents Who Desire Additional Training?

Role of Primary Care

The Essential Role of Primary Health Care for Health Security

Treatment of Chlamydia and Gonorrhea in Primary Care and Its Patient-Level Variation: Am American Family Cohort Study