Family physicians' scope of practice is declining despite being well prepared to provide a
range of clinical services. To evaluate whether this is a new phenomenon, we compared the …

Importance Narrowing of the scope of practice of US family physicians has been well
documented. Proposed reasons include changing practice patterns as physicians age …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The scope of practice among primary care providers
varies, and studies have shown that family physicians' scope may be shrinking. We studied …

We found substantial gaps between preparation for, and practice of, early career family
physicians in nearly all clinical practice areas. With reported intentions of graduates for a …

Background: The structure of family practice residency programs remains essentially
unchanged from the model first proposed more than 35 years ago. Advances in medical …

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to explore family medicine graduates' attitudes
and perspectives on modifiable and unmodifiable factors that influenced their scope of …

Background: Family medicine residents choose among a range of practice options as they
enter the physician workforce. We describe the demographic and personal characteristics of …

Introduction: Understanding how physicians' practice patterns change over a career is
important for workforce and medical education planning. This study examined trends in self …

Purpose A family physician's ability to provide continuous, comprehensive care begins in
residency. Previous studies show that patterns developed during residency may be …

Purpose Family physicians are trained broadly to provide the majority of health care across
multiple settings; however, their scope of practice has narrowed. Department chairs' role …