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Do Wellness Interventions During Residency Impact Burnout of Family Physicians 3 Years into Practice? [Education and training]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Physician burnout continues to rise. Evidence suggests that it begins during medical training, persisting into practice. The Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education has mandated incorporation of wellness curricula into all residencies, although there is limited data related to intervention effectiveness.

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Physician focused practice and added competence on primary care quality for older adults: A propensity score-matched study [Geriatrics]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Older adults frequently use primary care services, and family physicians exhibit differences in their knowledge and skills to care for older patients. Some family physicians pursue added training or focus their medical practice to increasingly care for older adults, which may influence quality of care and patient outcomes.

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Forecasting and adapting to the family medicine workforce shortage

The Health Policy Exchange

Projecting future physician workforce needs is a challenging calculation that must take multiple variables into account to avoid missing its mark. is actually experiencing a physician shortage that will worsen with population growth, the aging of the baby boomer generation, and an influx of newly insured from the Affordable Care Act.

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What Are the Most Common Preventive Services? A Complete Guide

Mesa Family Physician

At Mesa Family Physicians, we believe that preventing illness is always better than treating it. As your trusted healthcare providers in Mesa, Arizona, we’re committed to helping you understand and access the preventive services that can keep you and your family healthy for years to come.

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AAFP Represents Members During 2025 Legislative Session

Alabama Academy of Family Physicians

During the session, the Alabama Academy of Family Physicians actively represented the interests of its members on a range of healthcare initiatives. The process is aimed at expediting access to prenatal care by allowing eligible women to receive Medicaid coverage and necessary medical services within the first trimester.

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Factors Associated with Documenting Social Determinants of Health in Electronic Health Records by Family Physicians [Social determinants and vulnerable populations]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Social determinants of health (SDOH) significantly impact health outcomes more than medical care alone, yet their integration into decision-making is inconsistent. Understanding SDOH documentation in electronic health records (EHRs) is crucial for care management to improve patient outcomes and mitigate health inequities.

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Maryland's Primary Care Program: incremental progress or breakthrough?

The Health Policy Exchange

Health Policy Fellowship three years ago, though I still enjoy working alongside these talented family physicians in clinic, such as Dr. Brian Antono, who recently blogged about his fellowship experiences for Harvard Medical School's Center for Primary Care. I stepped down as director of the Robert L. Phillips, Jr.