The Racial and Ethnic Diversity of the Family Physician Workforce in Non-Metropolitan and Metropolitan Counties
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Description
Policy brief exploring distribution of family physicians (FPs) in rural areas by race/ethnicity and whether rural minority physicians were more likely to work in underserved rural areas. Features statistics on characteristics of early career FPs practicing outpatient care from 2017-2019, with breakdowns by metropolitan, micropolitan, and non-core non-metropolitan location, and race of FPs practicing in persistent poverty or primary care Health Professional Shortage Areas, by stage in career.
Author(s)
Lars E. Peterson, Zachary J. Morgan
Date
06/2022
Organization
Rural and Underserved Health Research Center
Tagged as
Health workforce shortage designations
· Health workforce supply and demand
· Physicians
· Primary care
· Rural-urban differences
· Statistics and data
· Tribal communities