title: Over Half of Graduating Family Medicine Residents Report More Than $150,000 in Educational Debt.
abstract: Primary care workforce shortages are thought to result not only from lower remuneration than other specialties but also from increasing amounts of debt at graduation. A census of 3083 graduating family medicine residents found that 58% reported having >$150,000 in educational debt and 26% reported having >$250,000-levels that may deter students' interest in primary care and constrain the practice location choices of those who do choose primary care.
authors.affiliation: From The Robert Graham Center, Washington, DC (AB, AJ, PW, SP); and the American Board of Family Medicine, Lexington, KY (LP, RP). abazemore@aafp.org.
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bazemore
authors.affiliation: From The Robert Graham Center, Washington, DC (AB, AJ, PW, SP); and the American Board of Family Medicine, Lexington, KY (LP, RP).
authors.forename: Lars
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Peterson
authors.affiliation: From The Robert Graham Center, Washington, DC (AB, AJ, PW, SP); and the American Board of Family Medicine, Lexington, KY (LP, RP).
authors.forename: Anhuradha
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jetty
authors.affiliation: From The Robert Graham Center, Washington, DC (AB, AJ, PW, SP); and the American Board of Family Medicine, Lexington, KY (LP, RP).
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wingrove
authors.affiliation: From The Robert Graham Center, Washington, DC (AB, AJ, PW, SP); and the American Board of Family Medicine, Lexington, KY (LP, RP).
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Petterson
authors.affiliation: From The Robert Graham Center, Washington, DC (AB, AJ, PW, SP); and the American Board of Family Medicine, Lexington, KY (LP, RP).
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Phillips
mesh_terms: D002321:Career Choice; D005194:Family Practice / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000191:economics*; D011320:Primary Health Care; D013038:Specialization; D013337:Students, Medical / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States; D000078329:Workforce
keywords: Career Choice; Education; Family Practice; Health Policy; Workforce