Declining Endoscopic Care by Family Physicians in Both Rural and Urban Areas

Using data from 2014 through 2016, we demonstrated a decline in the percentage of family physicians providing endoscopic services in […]

A Certification Board’s Tracking of their Specialty: The American Board of Family Medicine’s Data Collection Strategy

Background: Medical certifying boards’ core mission is assuring the public that Diplomates have the requisite knowledge, skills, and professional character […]

The Primary Care Spend Model: a systems approach to measuring investment in primary care

Increased investment in primary care is associated with lower healthcare costs and improved population health. The allocation of scarce resources […]

Research gaps in the organisation of primary healthcare in low-income and middle-income countries and ways to address them: a mixed-methods approach

Introduction: Since the Alma-Ata Declaration 40 years ago, primary healthcare (PHC) has made great advances, but there is insufficient research […]

Experiences of New Family Physicians Finding Jobs with Obstetrical Care in the USA

Objective This study aimed to explore how new family medicine graduates who want to include obstetrics in their scope of […]

A Longitudinal Study of Differences in Canadian and US Medical Student Preparation for Family Medicine

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Previous research has found differences in preparation for entry into family medicine training between graduates of US […]

Prevalence and Practice for Rare Diseases in Primary Care: a National Cross-Sectional Study in the USA

Objectives There are more than 7000 rare diseases in the USA, and they are prevalent in 8% of the population. […]

Medical Professionalism: A contract with Society

Time, sympathy, and understanding must be lavishly dispensed, but the reward is to be found in that personal bond which […]

Endoscopic Services in the United States: By Whom, for What, and Why?

The Peterson et al1 article in the Journal examines the declining volume of endoscopic procedures performed by family physicians (FPs) […]

Response to” The Importance of Support Staff to Research Capacity”

We appreciate the ongoing research studies of the role of science in family medicine. Recently, Weidner and colleagues1 surveyed department […]