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Nurse Practitioners Critical in Treating Older Adults as Ranks of Geriatricians Shrink

Physician's Weekly

“It’s also often the family member or the person helping to manage them.” That means many older adults will be relying on other primary care physicians, who already can’t keep up with demand , and nurse practitioners, whose ranks are booming. nurse practitioners can practice independently.

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For family medicine workforce, HHS reorganization plan receives a failing grade

Common Sense Family Doctor

Part of my job was to encourage students' interest in primary care careers and mentor those who chose to enter family medicine. The number of visits to primary care physicians fell by 43% from 2010 to 2021 despite 7.4% The number of visits to primary care physicians fell by 43% from 2010 to 2021 despite 7.4%