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Family physicians perform high-quality colonoscopies, but access is an issue

Common Sense Family Doctor

JANUARY 19, 2025

Most patients who choose colonoscopy as a screening test for colorectal cancer are referred from primary care to a gastroenterologist or other specialist who performs endoscopy. But that wasn’t the case for the estimated 1 in 15 US patients whose screening colonoscopies were performed by family physicians in 2021.

Family Physician

Family Physician Family Families Board-Certified

Pathways to primary care for underserved communities

Common Sense Family Doctor

JUNE 11, 2025

A research study in Health Affairs charts "physicians' trajectories from medical school graduation through postgraduate training into primary care specialties" for MD, DO, and international medical graduates from 2001-15. and 3.6%, respectively, in 2008-09 to 14.3% in 2023-24.

Primary Care

Primary Care Community Primary Care Physician DO

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Family physicians perform high-quality colonoscopies, but access is an issue

Pathways to primary care for underserved communities

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