The Declining Scope of Practice of Family Physicians Is Limited to Urban Areas

Date
11/2020
Journal
The Journal of Rural Health
Description

The scope of practice for family medicine physicians has decreased in recent years. Using survey data, researchers compared family medicine physicians' scope of practice scores based on rural-urban status and other variables. Researchers found statistically significant decreases in scope of practice scores in urban settings.

Center
Rural and Underserved Health Research Center
Authors
Urooj Nasim, Zachary Morgan, Lars Peterson