Resources for Primary Care Workforce
Resources: Specialty Choice (70)
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9th Annual Report to the Secretary DHHS and to Congress: Priming the Pump of Primary Care
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Focuses on the primary care pipeline and how to encourage more trainees to pursue primary care. Provides policy recommendations concerning Title VII, sections 747 and 748. Covers education and training, admissions policies, faculty development and mentorship programs, student debt, and compensation. Addresses dental faculty shortages and dental workforce models.
Organization: Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry
Date: 2/2012
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Dental Occupations, Dentists, Education and Training, Faculty, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Interprofessional Training and Education, National, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Public Health, Rural, Specialty Choice, Student Debt Load, Supply and Demand, Workforce Pipeline
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2013 9th Annual Physician Workforce Research Conference
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Provides the agenda for the AAMC physician research conference held May 2-3, 2013 in Alexandria, Virginia. Includes presentation slides if you sign in at the top of the screen and then click on "Agenda." Addresses health workforce analysis, building workforce diversity, non-physician providers, factors affecting primary care career choice, rural workforce supply and productivity, graduate medical education, student debt, team-based care, HRSA's new simulation model, and health equity.
Organization: Association of American Medical Colleges Center for Workforce Studies
Date: 5/2013
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Community Health Workers, Diversity, Family Medicine Physicians, National, Nurse Practitioners, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Research and Data Collection Methods, Residency Programs, Rural, Specialty Choice, Student Debt Load, Supply and Demand
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Results of the 2012 Medical School Enrollment Survey
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Examines enrollment trends in medical schools based on a survey of deans of accredited US medical schools. Projects first-year medical school enrollment through 2020. Identifies concerns about clinical training sites and about enrollment growth outpacing growth in graduate medical education (GME). Highlights initiatives to increase interest in primary care.
Organization: Association of American Medical Colleges Center for Workforce Studies
Author: Erikson C, Danish S
Date: 5/2013
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Tagged keywords: Allopathic Physicians, Education and Training, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Specialty Choice, Supply and Demand
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Income Ratio and Medical Student Specialty Choice: The Primary Importance of the Ratio of Mean Primary Care Physician Income to Mean Consulting Specialist Income
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Identifies factors that influence medical student specialty choice. Focuses on the ratio of average primary care physician compensation to other physicians. Highlights efforts in Canada and the United Kingdom to increase primary care income and the impact on specialty choice.
Author: Kruse J
Location: Family Medicine, 45(4), 281-3
Date: 4/2013
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Specialty Choice
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Subcommittee Hearing - Successful Primary Care Programs: Creating the Workforce We Need
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Provides a video of a hearing on workforce programs that increase access to primary care. Includes testimony papers. Addresses the National Health Service Corps, teaching health centers, community health centers, medical schools that encourage physicians to go into primary care, the role of nurse practitioners in primary care, and more.
Author: Subcommittee on Primary Health and Aging, U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions
Date: 4/2013
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Education and Training, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Health Care Access, Loan Repayment and Forgiveness, National, Nurse Practitioners, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Rural, Specialty Choice
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U.S. Graduate Medical Education and Physician Specialty Choice
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Estimates of the number of new trainees who will practice primary care based on data from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). Addresses trends in ACGME-accredited residency positions and specialty choice.
Author: Jolly P, Erikson C, Garrison G
Location: Academic Medicine, 88(4), 468-474
Date: 4/2013
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, International Medical Graduates, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Residency Programs, Specialty Choice, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Is NIH Research Funding to Medical Schools Associated with More Family Physicians?
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Offers a Graham Center policy one-pager on the association between National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding to family medicine departments and the production of family physicians at those medical schools.
Organization: Robert Graham Center
Author: Brode EC, Petterson SM, Bazemore AW
Location: American Family Physician, 87(3), 1
Date: 2/2013
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, National, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Specialty Choice
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Can Medical Students Afford to Choose Primary Care? An Economic Analysis of Physician Education Debt Repayment
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Analyzes whether a physician earning a typical primary care salary can repay the current median level of education debt and meet standard household expenses.
Author: Youngclaus JA, Koehler PA, Kotlikoff LJ, Wiecha JM
Location: Academic Medicine, 88(1), 16-25
Date: 1/2013
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Tagged keywords: National, Physicians, Primary Care, Specialty Choice, Student Debt Load
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Pediatric Resident Debt and Career Intentions
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Reports on a national random sample survey of graduating pediatric residents regarding educational debt and clinical practice goals. Identifies an association between higher student debt and primary care or hospitalist practice compared to fellowship training.
Author: Frintner MP, Mulvey HJ, Pletcher BA, Olson LM
Location: Pediatrics, Epub 2013 Jan 6
Date: 1/2013
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Tagged keywords: General Pediatricians, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Specialty Choice, Student Debt Load
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Physician Assistants in Primary Care: Trends and Characteristics
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Examines the demographic characteristics of physician assistants (PAs) practicing in primary care. Identifies trends in the percent of PAs choosing primary care by year of graduation for 1975-2008.
Author: Coplan B, Cawley J, Stoehr J
Location: Annals of Family Medicine, 11(1), 75-9
Date: 1/2013
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Tagged keywords: National, Physician Assistants, Primary Care, Specialty Choice, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Subcommittee Hearing - 30 Million New Patients and 11 Months to Go: Who Will Provide Their Primary Care?
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Provides a video of a Subcommittee hearing on primary care access. Includes testimony papers. Addresses teaching health centers, community health centers, the National Health Service Corps, use of nurse practitioners, physician specialty choice, and more.
Author: Subcommittee on Primary Health and Aging, U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions
Date: 1/2013
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Tagged keywords: Federally Qualified Health Centers, Health Care Access, Health Reform, Loan Repayment and Forgiveness, National, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Residency Programs, Scope of Practice, Specialty Choice
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Idaho Primary Care Physicians: Workforce Overview
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Analyzes the primary care physician workforce in Idaho. Discusses supply and demand impacts including education, residencies, specialty selection, recruitment, incentive programs, health reform and more. Offers data on supply, demand, wages, demographics, and more by specialty and region. Includes national comparison data and survey tool in appendices.
Organization: Idaho Department of Labor
Date: 2013
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Diversity, Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Health Reform, Idaho, Loan Repayment and Forgiveness, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Primary Care, Psychiatrists, Recruitment and Retention, Residency Programs, Specialty Choice, Supply and Demand
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General Medicine vs Subspecialty Career Plans among Internal Medicine Residents
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Examines whether internal medicine residents plan to go into primary care or a subspecialty. Addresses whether they are currently in a primary care training program, their gender, whether they are a US or international medical graduate, and changes in career plans.
Author: West CP, Dupras DM
Location: Journal of the American Medical Association, 308(21), 2241-7
Date: 12/2012
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Tagged keywords: General Internal Medicine Physicians, International Medical Graduates, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Residency Programs, Specialty Choice
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Results of the 2012 National Resident Matching Program: Family Medicine
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Examines family medicine residency positions filled for 2002-2012. Identifies trends in the percent filled by MDs, DOs, US citizen international medical graduates (IMGs) and non-citizen IMGs. Includes Match results by region. Compares family medicine to other primary care specialties.
Author: Bieck AD, Biggs WS, Crosley PW, Kozakowski SM
Location: Family Medicine, 44(9), 615-9
Date: 10/2012
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Residency Programs, Specialty Choice, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Washington State Primary Care Workforce: Summary of Physician Focus Group Findings
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Reports the results of a survey on the changing role of primary care physicians in Washington State under the Affordable Care Act. Discusses incentives and disincentives to primary care specialty selection, medicaid acceptance and reimbursement, new service delivery models, and the use of electronic medical records.
Organization: WWAMI Center for Health Workforce Studies
Author: Matthews B, Mounts T
Date: 8/2012
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Tagged keywords: Health Information Technology and Telehealth, Health Reform, Medicare and Medicaid, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Specialty Choice, Washington
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How Do Medical Students View the Work Life of Primary Care and Specialty Physicians?
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Analyzes student perceptions of day-to-day physician work life and specialty choices based on a cross-sectional questionnaire.
Author: Phillips J, Weismantel D, Gold K, Schwenk T
Location: Family Medicine, 44(1), 7-13
Date: 1/2012
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Tagged keywords: Michigan, Physicians, Primary Care, Rhode Island, Specialty Choice
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Specialty Choice and Practice Location of Physician Alumni of University of California Premedical Postbaccalaureate Programs
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Examines the specialty choice and practice location of underrepresented minority and disadvantaged students who finished a University of California postbaccalaureate (UCPB) premedical program.
Author: Lupton K, Vercammen-Grandjean C, Forkin J, Wilson E, Grumbach K
Location: Academic Medicine, 87(1), 115-20
Date: 1/2012
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Tagged keywords: California, Physicians, Primary Care, Specialty Choice
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Educating Generalists: Factors of Resident Continuity Clinic Associated with Perceived Impact on Choosing a Generalist Career
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Examines the relationship between resident satisfaction with a continuity clinic experience and interest in pursuing a general internal medicine career.
Author: Laponis R, O'Sullivan PS, Hollander H, Cornett P, Julian K
Location: Journal of Graduate Medical Education, 3(4), 469-74
Date: 12/2011
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Tagged keywords: California, General Internal Medicine Physicians, Physicians, Primary Care, Residency Programs, Specialty Choice
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Influencing Residency Choice and Practice Location Through a Longitudinal Rural Pipeline Program
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Reports on the specialty choice and initial practice locations of participants in rural pipeline programs at the University of Missouri School of Medicine. Concludes that the longitudinal Rural Track Pipeline Program successfully recruits students for rural and primary care practice.
Author: Quinn KJ, Kane KY, Stevermer JJ, Webb WD, Porter JL, Williamson HA Jr, Hosokawa MC
Location: Academic Medicine, 86(11), 1397-1406
Date: 11/2011
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Education and Training, Missouri, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural, Specialty Choice
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Perspective: Creating the Next Generation of General Internists: A Call for Medical Education Reform
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Examines the impact of educational interventions in undergraduate medical education (UME) and graduate medical education (GME) on primary care internal medicine career choice. Provides suggestions for future educational changes.
Author: Julian K, Riegels NS, Baron RB
Location: Academic Medicine, 86(11), 1443-7
Date: 11/2011
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Tagged keywords: Academic Health Centers, Education and Training, General Internal Medicine Physicians, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Residency Programs, Specialty Choice
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Addressing the Primary Care Crisis
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Provides a Q&A with Dr. John Geyman, author of "Breaking Point - How the Primary Care Crisis Endangers the Lives of Americans." Focuses on the shortage and maldistribution of primary care providers, attempts to address these issues through policy changes and education, and barriers to implementing changes.
Organization: Health Workforce Information Center
Location: Health Workforce News
Date: 10/2011
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Reform, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural, Specialty Choice, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Influence of a Rural Family Medicine Rotation on Residency Selection: MS3 versus MS4
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Examines the effect of a rural family medicine rotation on students' residency choices and the differences between a third-year and fourth-year rotation. Identifies a positive effect on student interest in family medicine.
Author: Geske JA, Hartman T, Goodman G, Paulman P
Location: Family Medicine, 43(8), 556-9
Date: 9/2011
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, Nebraska, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural, Specialty Choice
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AAFP Annual Report on the National Resident Matching Program: 2011
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Includes the number of applicants to graduate medical programs for the 2011-12 academic year, primary care positions filled, and trends in specialty selection. Discusses the outlook for family medicine.
Organization: American Academy of Family Physicians
Date: 7/2011
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Specialty Choice
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The Influence of Longitudinal Mentoring on Medical Student Selection of Primary Care Residencies
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Evaluates the effectiveness of a longitudinal mentoring program in supporting student interest in primary care. Reviews studies on the declining interest in primary care and mentoring.
Author: Indyk D, Deen D, Fornari A, Santos MT, Lu W, Rucker L
Location: BMC Medical Education, 11, 27
Date: 6/2011
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Tagged keywords: New York, Physicians, Primary Care, Specialty Choice
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Trained to Avoid Primary Care
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Link: Extract
Offers a perspective from an internal medicine resident on how residencies deter physicians from pursuing primary care. Highlights the lack of continuity in the primary care experience.
Author: Dowdy DW
Location: Annals of Internal Medicine, 154(11), 776-7
Date: 6/2011
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Tagged keywords: General Internal Medicine Physicians, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Residency Programs, Specialty Choice
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Changes in Medical Students' Views of Internal Medicine Careers From 1990 to 2007
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Analyzes surveys of medical students with a focus on student interest in general internal medicine over time. Examines factors affecting interest in primary care.
Author: Schwartz MD, Durning S, Linzer M, Hauer KE
Location: Archives of Internal Medicine, 171(8), 744-9
Date: 4/2011
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Tagged keywords: General Internal Medicine Physicians, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Specialty Choice, Trends and Emerging Issues
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AAFP Annual Report on the National Resident Matching Program: 2010
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Includes the number of applicants to graduate medical programs for the 2010-11 academic year, specialty choice, and trends in specialty selection.
Organization: American Academy of Family Physicians
Date: 3/2011
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Specialty Choice
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An Academic–Community Partnership to Improve Care for the Underserved
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Describes and evaluates the Transforming Education and Community Health (TEACH) Program, a third-year residency track program intended to increase interest in general internal medicine and care quality for underserved populations.
Author: Fancher TL, Keenan C, Meltvedt C, Stocker T, Harris T, Morfín J, McCarron R, Kulkarni-Date M, Henderson MC
Location: Academic Medicine, 86(2), 252-8
Date: 2/2011
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, California, General Internal Medicine Physicians, Physicians, Primary Care, Residency Programs, Specialty Choice
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Effect of Financial Remuneration on Specialty Choice of Fourth-Year U.S. Medical Students
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Reports on a survey of medical students to determine whether financial incentives would increase interest in primary care. Identifies additional reasons why students didn't apply for primary care residencies.
Author: Dezee KJ, Maurer D, Colt R, Shimeall W, Mallory R, Powers J, Durning SJ
Location: Academic Medicine, 86(2), 187-93
Date: 2/2011
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Specialty Choice
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The Impact of Rural Training Experiences on Medical Students: A Critical Review
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Reviews the literature on the outcomes of undergraduate medical school rural training experiences. Focuses on student performance, career choice, perceptions of the experience, and how rural rotations differ from traditional ones. Identifies areas for future research.
Author: Barrett FA, Lipsky MS, Nawal Lutfiyya M
Location: Academic Medicine, 86(2), 259-63
Date: 2/2011
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural, Specialty Choice
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A Qualitative Analysis of Career Transitions Made by Internal Medicine–Pediatrics Residency Training Graduates
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Examines factors leading to career transitions among internal medicine and pediatrics (med-peds) graduates. Discusses the implications for career counseling, primary care, policies to recruit and retain physicians within certain fields, and training costs.
Author: Burns H, Auvergne L, Haynes-Maslow LE, Liles EA Jr., Perrin EM, Steiner MJ
Location: North Carolina Medical Journal, 72(3), 191-5
Date: 2011
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Tagged keywords: General Internal Medicine Physicians, North Carolina, Physicians, Primary Care, Specialty Choice
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Economic Impact of a Primary Care Career: A Harsh Reality for Medical Students and the Nation
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Introduces an economic model that considers expenses and net income for primary care physicians. Reviews medical school costs, retirement savings, home expenses, other costs, and net physician income. Discusses the possible impact on physicians' choice of specialty.
Author: Palmeri M, Pipas C, Wadsworth E, Zubkoff M
Location: Academic Medicine, 85(11), 1692-7
Date: 11/2010
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Tagged keywords: National, Physicians, Primary Care, Specialty Choice, Student Debt Load
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Finding, Recruiting, and Sustaining the Future Primary Care Physician Workforce: A New Theoretical Model of Specialty Choice Process
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Reviews the literature on how students choose a specialty and factors that influence that choice. Introduces a model for aiding efforts that encourage students to choose a career in primary care. Identifies areas for further research.
Author: Bennett KL, Phillips JP
Location: Academic Medicine, 85(10 Suppl), S81-8
Date: 10/2010
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Tagged keywords: National, Physicians, Primary Care, Specialty Choice
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Medical Student Debt and Primary Care Specialty Intentions
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Examines the relationship between medical student debt and primary care specialty choice. Addresses the impact of family income and race/ethnicity.
Author: Phillips JP, Weismantel DP, Gold KJ, Schwenk TL
Location: Family Medicine, 42(9), 616-22
Date: 10/2010
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Tagged keywords: Diversity, Physicians, Primary Care, Specialty Choice, Student Debt Load
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Site Visits to Selected Institutions with Innovations in Residency Training
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Highlights several internal medicine and family medicine residency training programs' innovations and challenges. Covers ambulatory training, the Patient-Centered Medical Home, multidisciplinary teams, primary care career choice, and more.
Organizations: Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, Rand Corporation
Author: Cordasco KM, Wynn BO
Date: 10/2010
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, California, Care Coordination, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, National, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Physicians, Primary Care, Residency Programs, Specialty Choice, Wisconsin
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Income Disparities Shape Medical Student Specialty Choice
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Compares the income gap between primary care and subspecialist physicians over the course of a physician career.
Organization: Robert Graham Center
Author: Wilder V, Dodoo MS, Phillips RL Jr, Teevan B, Bazemore AW, Petterson SM, Xierali I
Location: American Family Physician, 82(6), 601
Date: 9/2010
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Specialty Choice
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The Cost of Pursuing a Medical Career in the Military: A Tale of Five Specialties
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Examines how the military pays physicians and its impact on several physician specialties. Concludes that paying for medical education in exchange for service may increase interest in primary care.
Author: Cronin W, Morgan J, Weeks WB
Location: Academic Medicine, 85(8), 1316-20
Date: 8/2010
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Surgeons, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Psychiatrists, Specialty Choice, Student Debt Load
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The Case for Primary Care: A Medical Student's Perspective
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Offers a perspective on why less students are choosing to go into primary care and how primary care can become more popular.
Author: Ganguli I
Location: New England Journal of Medicine, 363(3), 207-9
Date: 7/2010
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Tagged keywords: National, Physicians, Primary Care, Specialty Choice
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Could New Programs Eliminate Debt for Tomorrow’s Osteopathic Primary Care Physicians?
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Provides a perspective on the impact of medical education debt on the number of medical graduates going into primary care. Highlights legislation establishing or expanding programs that address this issue.
Organization: American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine
Author: Shannon SC
Location: Inside OME, 4(6)
Date: 6/2010
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Tagged keywords: Health Reform, National, Osteopathic Physicians, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Specialty Choice, Student Debt Load
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Primary Care Specialty Choices of United States Medical Graduates, 1997-2006
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Describes trends in specialty choice and identifies what makes allopathic medical school graduates more likely to choose primary care.
Author: Jeffe DB, Whelan AJ, Andriole DA
Location: Academic Medicine, 85(6), 947-58
Date: 6/2010
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Tagged keywords: Allopathic Physicians, Education and Training, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Specialty Choice, Trends and Emerging Issues
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The Challenges of Primary Care and Innovative Responses in Osteopathic Education
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Highlights osteopaths tendency to go into primary care, trends away from primary care, and model programs intended to increase interest in primary care.
Author: Shannon SC, Ferretti SM, Wood D, Levitan T
Location: Health Affairs, 29(5), 1015-22
Date: 5/2010
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Tagged keywords: Arizona, Best Practices and Model Programs, Education and Training, National, Osteopathic Physicians, Pennsylvania, Physicians, Primary Care, Specialty Choice
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Attributes Affecting the Medical School Primary Care Experience
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Examines medical school attributes to determine which may affect students' primary care experiences and thus make them more likely to choose primary care.
Author: Jerant A, Srinivasan M, Bertakis KD, Azari R, Pan RJ, Kravitz RL
Location: Academic Medicine, 85(4), 605-13
Date: 4/2010
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Specialty Choice
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Efforts to Graduate More Primary Care Physicians and Physicians Who Will Practice in Rural Areas: Examining Outcomes From the University of Minnesota-Duluth and the Rural Physician Associate Program
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Compares the specialty choice and practice locations of students who graduated from the University of Minnesota. Concludes that UMN-Duluth and Rural Physician Associate Program students were more likely to choose primary care and work in a rural area.
Author: Zink T, Center B, Finstad D, Boulger JG, Repesh LA, Westra R, Christensen R, Brooks KD
Location: Academic Medicine, 85(4), 599-604
Date: 4/2010
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Education and Training, Minnesota, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural, Specialty Choice
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The Primary Care Physician and Health Care Reform
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Offers a perspective on the impact of scope of practice and salary on the shortage of physicians going into primary care.
Author: Brook RH, Young RT
Location: Journal of the American Medical Association, 303(15), 1535-1536
Date: 4/2010
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Scope of Practice, Specialty Choice
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All Primary Care Trainees Are Not the Same: The Role of Economic Factors and Career Choice
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Compares the impact of debt and financial incentives on internal medicine and pediatric trainees' decisions to pursue subspecialties or fellowship training. Concludes that primary care trainees differ in their views and behaviors.
Author: Freed GL, Dunham KM; and the Research Advisory Committee of the American Board of Pediatrics
Location: Pediatrics, 125(3), 574-7
Date: 3/2010
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Tagged keywords: General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Specialty Choice, Student Debt Load
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The Generalist Disciplines in American Medicine One Hundred Years Following the Flexner Report: A Case Study of Unintended Consequences and Some Proposals for Post-Flexnerian Reform
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Outlines how the academic health center system favors specialization and offers proposals to increase the number of generalists and return to a patient-centered model of care.
Author: Prislin MD, Saultz JW, Geyman JP
Location: Academic Medicine, 85(2), 228-35
Date: 2/2010
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Tagged keywords: Academic Health Centers, Education and Training, Health Reform, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Specialty Choice
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Changes in the Knowledge of and Attitudes toward Family Medicine after Completing a Primary Care Course
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Examines how a primary care course in Spain affected students' view and knowledge of family medicine. Addresses the percent considering family medicine as their first-choice career option. Discusses other factors that may affect interest in family medicine.
Author: Rabadan FE, Hidalgo JL
Location: Family Medicine, 42(1), 35-40
Date: 2010
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, International, Physicians, Primary Care, Specialty Choice
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Council on Medical Education Report 8: Enhancing Primary Care as a Medical Career Choice
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Describes physician selection of primary care practice, identifies barriers to choosing a primary care specialty, summarizes factors that could overcome these barriers, and suggests strategies to implement.
Organization: American Medical Association
Date: 2010
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Tagged keywords: National, Physicians, Primary Care, Specialty Choice
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Medical Students' Attitudes toward Underserved Populations: Changing Associations with Choice of Primary Care versus Non-Primary Care Residency
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Evaluates whether student attitudes towards underserved populations effects choice of a primary care residency.
Author: Wayne S, Timm C, Serna L, Solan B, Kalishman S
Location: Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 21(2), 438-47
Date: 2010
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Tagged keywords: National, Physicians, Primary Care, Specialty Choice
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British Lessons on Health Care Reform
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Compares the US and British health care systems. Identifies ways Britain has promoted primary care as a career choice.
Author: Kerr DJ, Scott M
Location: New England Journal of Medicine, 361(21), 13
Date: 9/2009
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Tagged keywords: Health Reform, International, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Specialty Choice
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The Uncertain Future of Primary Medical Care
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Offers a perspective on issues that are causing dissatisfaction with primary care as a career. Addresses time pressures, clinical autonomy, and salary.
Author: Mechanic D
Location: Annals of Internal Medicine, 151(1), 66-7
Date: 7/2009
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Specialty Choice
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Factors Affecting Specialty Choice among Osteopathic Medical Students
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Examines the experiences and characteristics of osteopathic medical students who picked primary care. Reports on a survey of fourth-year osteopathic medical students.
Author: Teitelbaum HS, Ehrlich N, Travis L
Location: Academic Medicine, 84(6), 718-23
Date: 6/2009
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Tagged keywords: National, Osteopathic Physicians, Primary Care, Specialty Choice
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The Influence of Regional Basic Science Campuses on Medical Students' Choice of Specialty and Practice Location: A Historical Cohort Study
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Examines whether training at regional campuses influenced Indiana University School of Medicine (IUSM) students to pursue primary care careers outside the Indianapolis metropolitan area.
Author: Brokaw JJ, Mandzuk CA, Wade ME, Deal DW, Johnson MT, White GW, Wilson JS, Zollinger TW
Location: BMC Medical Education, 9:29
Date: 6/2009
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Indiana, Physicians, Primary Care, Specialty Choice
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Reforming Physician Payments to Achieve Greater Value in Health Care Spending: A Position Paper of the American College of Physicians
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Analyzes the primary care payment system. Discusses the gap between primary care and specialty compensation and its affect on physician specialty choice on pages 18-25. Addresses the patient-centered medical home.
Organization: American College of Physicians
Date: 4/2009
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Compensation, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention, Specialty Choice
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Some Factors Impacting Osteopathic Medical School Graduates' Specialty Selection -- A Preliminary Exploration of Recent Historical Data
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Summarizes factors affecting osteopathic medical students' choice of specialty, with a focus on primary care.
Organization: American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine
Author: Levitan T, Shannon SC
Date: 4/2009
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, National, Osteopathic Physicians, Primary Care, Specialty Choice
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STFM Podcasts: Episode 7, Dr. Amy McGaha
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Additional Link: Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Podcast List
Offers ideas for medical student educators on how to interest their students in family medicine in a 25 minute podcast interview with Amy McGaha, MD, Assistant Division Director, Division of Medical Education for the American Academy of Family Physicians.
Organization: Society of Teachers of Family Medicine
Author: McGaha A
Date: 4/2009
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, National, Primary Care, Specialty Choice
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Specialty and Geographic Distribution of the Physician Workforce: What Influences Medical Student & Resident Choices?
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Identifies factors that medical students and residents consider when choosing medical specialties and location of practice, including debt load, family medicine, and those in rural and underserved populations.
Organizations: Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation, Robert Graham Center
Date: 3/2009
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, Loan Repayment and Forgiveness, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Residency Programs, Rural, Specialty Choice, Student Debt Load
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States Face Shortages of Primary Care Doctors
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Additional Link: Audio
Transcript of a January 6, 2009 report on the role of primary care in health care, the shortage of primary care providers, and factors that influence whether physicians choose to practice primary care.
Author: Bowser BA
Location: NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Date: 1/2009
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Tagged keywords: National, Physicians, Primary Care, Specialty Choice, Supply and Demand
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AAFP Annual Report on the National Resident Matching Program: 2009
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Includes the number of applicants to graduate medical programs for the 2009-10 academic year, specialty choice, and trends in specialty selection.
Organization: American Academy of Family Physicians
Date: 2009
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Specialty Choice
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Easing the Shortage in Adult Primary Care — Is It All about Money?
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Offers a perspective on the primary care shortage. Discusses the income gap between primary care and other physician specialties and the reliance on international medical graduates. Highlights reasons students choose primary care and supportive policies.
Author: Steinbrook R
Location: New England Journal of Medicine, 360(26), 2696-9
Date: 2009
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, International Medical Graduates, National, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Specialty Choice, Supply and Demand
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The Renewal of Primary Health Care in the Americas No. 2, Medical Education for Primary Health Care
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Addresses how to train students for primary care. Reports on current medical education in the Americas, shares best practices, and promotes discussion. Offers recommendations from the "Meeting on Primary Health Care-Oriented Medical Education" held in Brazil, July 2008.
Organization: Pan American Health Organization
Date: 2009
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, International, Physicians, Primary Care, Specialty Choice
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Short Report: Factors that Affect Specialty Choice and Career Plans of Wisconsin's Medical Students
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Reports on a survey of Wisconsin medical students to determine what affects their choice of specialty. Identifies factors that lead students to choose primary care.
Author: Knox KE, Getzin A, Bergum A, McBride P, Rieselbach R, Friedsam D
Location: WMJ, 107(8), 369-73
Date: 12/2008
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Tagged keywords: Physicians, Primary Care, Specialty Choice, Student Debt Load, Wisconsin
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International Exchange Programs and U.S. Medical Schools
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Describes international programs available through U.S. allopathic medical schools. Identifies studies correlating participation in international programs to primary care choice, interest in public health, and likelihood of working in an underserved area.
Author: McKinley DW, Williams SR, Norcini JJ, Anderson MB
Location: Academic Medicine, 83(10 Suppl), S53-7
Date: 10/2008
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Specialty Choice
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Future Salary and US Residency Fill Rate Revisited
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Examines the association between anticipated income and specialty selection using 2007 Match data.
Author: Ebell MH
Location: Journal of the American Medical Association, 300(10), 1131-2
Date: 9/2008
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Specialty Choice
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Changes in U.S. Medical Students' Specialty Interests over the Course of Medical School
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Examines the change in students' specialty choices during medical school. Identifies greater attrition for those initially interested in primary care.
Author: Compton MT, Frank E, Elon L, Carrera J
Location: Journal of General Internal Medicine, 23(7), 1095-100
Date: 7/2008
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Specialty Choice
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2008 Annual Meeting Presentations
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Includes physician workforce presentations from the 2008 annual AAMC meeting in San Antonio. Covers physician specialty choice, indicators for determining supply and demand, supply and demand projections, and trends.
Organization: Association of American Medical Colleges Center for Workforce Studies
Date: 2008
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Tagged keywords: National, Physicians, Primary Care, Specialty Choice, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Exodus of Male Physicians from Primary Care Drives Shift to Specialty Practice
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Reports on the changing makeup of the primary care physician workforce, with growing numbers of female physicians and of International Medical Graduates (IMGs). Discusses changes in income for primary care physicians and how that might impact the future supply of primary care physicians.
Author: Tu HT, O'Malley AS
Location: Tracking Report, (17):1-6
Date: 6/2007
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Tagged keywords: International Medical Graduates, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Specialty Choice, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Impact of Desire to Work in Underserved Communities on Selection of Specialty among Fourth-Year Medical Students
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Examines factors that influence medical students' choice of primary care, with a focus on students who want to work in an underserved community.
Author: Bazargan M
Location: Journal of the National Medical Association, 98(9), 1460-1465
Date: 9/2006
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Specialty Choice
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Council on Graduate Medical Education Seventeenth Report: Minorities in Medicine: An Ethnic and Cultural Challenge for Physician Training. An Update
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Discusses the changing demographics in the US, medical school pipelines, and efforts to increase the number of minorities in medicine. Includes data on the diversity of physicians and faculty. Offers cultural competence recommendations.
Organization: Council on Graduate Medical Education
Date: 4/2005
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Tagged keywords: Cultural and Linguistic Competence, Diversity, Education and Training, Faculty, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Specialty Choice
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Variation in Predictors of Primary Care Career Choice by Year and Stage of Training: A National Survey
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Examines how factors associated with primary care choice change during medical education stages.
Author: Connelly MT, Sullivan AM, Peters AS, Clark-Chiarelli N, Zotov N, Martin N, Simon SR, Singer JD, Block SD
Location: Journal of General Internal Medicine, 18(3), 159-169
Date: 3/2003
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Specialty Choice
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