Most family physicians work routinely with nurse practitioners, physician assistants, or certified nurse midwives

The U.S. physician workforce is struggling to keep pace with the demand for health care services, a situation that may […]

Measures of social deprivation that predict health care access and need within a rational area of primary care service delivery

OBJECTIVE: To develop a measure of social deprivation that is associated with health care access and health outcomes at a […]

Family physicians are essential for mental health care delivery

As the largest and most widely distributed of primary care physicians, family physicians have an important role in providing mental […]

The role of family physicians in mental health care delivery in the United States: implications for health reform

The battle for connecting the mind and the body is seen every day in the largest platform of health care […]

The primary care extension program: a catalyst for change

The Affordable Care Act authorized, but did not fund, the Primary Care Extension Program (PCEP). Much like the Cooperative Extension […]

Criterion-referenced examinations: implications for the reporting and interpretation of examination results

The purpose of the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) certification/maintenance of certification examination is to measure the basic knowledge […]

The rise of electronic health record adoption among family physicians

PURPOSE Realizing the benefits of adopting electronic health records (EHRs) in large measure depends heavily on clinicians and providers’ uptake […]

The redistribution of graduate medical education positions in 2005 failed to boost primary care or rural training

Graduate medical education (GME), the system to train graduates of medical schools in their chosen specialties, costs the government nearly […]

A small percentage of family physicians report time devoted to research

Despite calls by family medicine organizations to build research capacity within the discipline, few family physicians report research activity. Policy […]

Uncloaking family medicine research: so much to know, so little time

In their article “A Small Percentage of Family Physicians Report Time Devoted to Research,” Voorhees et al1 estimate that only […]