To the Editor: The article “Intention Versus Reality: Family Medicine Residency Graduates'
Intention to Practice Obstetrics” by Barreto et al1 illustrates the decline of obstetrics in family …

To the Editor: Worth1 brings up some important points including outcomes and training. As
described, there are several studies that demonstrate equivalent outcomes between family …

It is time to stop pretending that delivering babies is one of the core activities of family
medicine. At no time in the history of American family medicine have the majority of the …

We read with interest the article by Richard A. Young et al1,“Family Medicine and Obstetrics:
Let's Stop Pretending.” This is a nice article describing the state of obstetrics in family …

To the Editor: With regard to the recent articles by Ratcliff et al and Nesbitt, 1, 2 please permit
a historical note regarding my participation on the Residency Review Committee (RRC) …

TO THE EDITOR: When I read the editorial by Drs Winnie and Saultz in the May issue it
certainly hit home as I considered my own personal plight as one of the “endangered …

In this issue, Peterson et al1 report on the substantial gaps between preparation for, and
practice of, nearly all clinical-practice areas among family physicians. They conclude that …

Family medicine was founded as a specialty in 1969 and pediatric training was an integral
part of our training since its inception. 1 Family physicians continue to comprise the largest …

The policy brief in this JABFM issue reinforces the low percentage of new family medicine
graduates who intend to perform obstetric deliveries, and that only 7% of all family …

In their article,“Proportion of Family Physicians Providing Maternity Care Continues to
Decline,” Tong et al1 outlined that the proportion of US family physicians who report …