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Forecasting and adapting to the family medicine workforce shortage

The Health Policy Exchange

and foreign medical graduates matching into family medicine residency programs over the past five years will fall well short of supplying an additional 52,000 primary care physicians by 2025 , a shortage projected by the Robert Graham Center. Image courtesy of the American Academy of Family Physicians Modest gains in the numbers of U.S.

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Transgender Health, Aging, and Advocacy: A Podcast with Noelle Marie Javier and Jace Flatt

GeriPal

What does that mean for dealing with chronic conditions and syndromes of aging, their health, does it have an impact? But there have been some studies showing higher rates of chronic conditions. ABIM MOC credit will be offered to subscribers in November, 2025. What do we know about that? Noelle Marie 27:00 A lot.

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When to Go to Urgent Care for a Sore Throat: How Can Urgent Care Help?

Doctor On Demand

In fact, most sore throat symptoms resolve in three days for 60-70% of patients, according to March 2025 UpToDate, an evidence-based clinical decision support system used by healthcare professionals. A short-term sore throat may resolve on its own — monitor symptoms or consult a primary care doctor.

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