PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Meera Nagaraj
AU  - Megan Coffman
AU  - Andrew Bazemore
TI  - 30% of Recent Family Medicine Graduates Report Participation in Loan Repayment Programs
AID  - 10.3122/jabfm.2018.04.180002
DP  - 2018 Jul 01
TA  - The Journal of the American Board of Family
                Medicine
PG  - 501--502
VI  - 31
IP  - 4
4099  - http://www.jabfm.org/content/31/4/501.short
4100  - http://www.jabfm.org/content/31/4/501.full
SO  - J Am Board Fam Med2018 Jul 01; 31
AB  - Rising educational debt may discourage entry into primary care and practice in safety net settings, but little is known about participation in loan repayment programs that are thought to be part of the solution. A survey of 2052 recent family physician residency graduates found that 30% pursued loan repayment, only a portion of which is tied to service obligations, suggesting opportunities for research and areas for the attention of policymakers.