RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Board Certified Family Physician Workforce: Progress in Racial and Ethnic Diversity
JF The Journal of the American Board of Family
                Medicine
JO J Am Board Fam Med
FD American Board of Family Medicine
SP 842
OP 843
DO 10.3122/jabfm.2018.06.180129
VO 31
IS 6
A1 Peabody, Michael R.
A1 Eden, Aimee R.
A1 Douglas, Montgomery
A1 Phillips, Robert L.
YR 2018
UL http://www.jabfm.org/content/31/6/842.abstract
AB Diversification of the physician workforce has been a goal of Association of American Medical Colleges for several years and could improve access to primary care for under-served populations and address health disparities. We found that family physicians' demographics have become more diverse over time, but still do not reflect the national demographic composition. Increased collaboration with undergraduate universities to expand pipeline programs may help increase the diversity of students accepted to medical schools, which in turn should help diversify the family medicine workforce.