Publications
The Center exists in part to create original evidence and information that support and advance conversations around professionalism, value, and other health care issues.
READ about scientific publications, briefs, and reports emerging from the Center and its collaborators below.
Training Needs for Rural Primary Care Practice: A Scoping Review of Resident Physician Preparation
- David F. Schmitz, MD
Submitted on: February, 2026
Some graduate medical education programs focus on the preparation of physicians for rural primary care practice. More exploration is needed to understand what is taught and how medical educators prepare resident and fellow physicians for rural practice. The purpose of this scoping review was to identify the primary dimensions of the concept of graduate medical education competencies for rural practice settings and describe the related evidence and gaps in the literature.
Fueling Prevention: Federal Levers to Integrate Nutrition into Primary Care
- Andrew W. Bazemore, MD, MPH
Submitted on: February, 2026
Related to recent federal directives to strengthen physician nutrition education, this paper examines family medicine’s leadership in nutrition counseling while identifying modifiable barriers limiting primary care’s prevention potential. Family physicians, comprising over 109,000 certified clinicians, provide 20% of U.S. healthcare visits and deliver substantial nutrition counseling, particularly in underserved communities.
Physician and Practice Characteristics Associated with Family Physician Panel Size
- Andrew Bazemore
Submitted on: January, 2026
Understanding primary care panel sizes is crucial as US policy makers and workforce planners wrestle with both primary care shortage and rising clinician burnout. We aimed to investigate physician and practice factors associated with variation in panel size.
Panel sizes among FPs vary significantly based on practice type and size, team composition, and scope of practice. These findings highlight the importance of considering both individual and practice-level factors in workforce planning and policy development to optimize primary care delivery and manage physician workloads effectively.
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