Family Physicians in Focused Practice in Ontario, Canada: A Population-Level Study of Trends From 1993/1994 Through 2021/2022
Over the study period, there was a decrease in the percentage of comprehensive family physicians and a substantial increase in family physicians pursuing focused practice, particularly in emergency and hospitalist medicine. Research and policy work is needed to understand and address the complex factors driving these trends.
Authors
- Kamila Premji (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7992-3323)
- Maryam Daneshvarfard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2483-1274)
- Hina Ansari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8048-656X)
- Tara Kiran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2520-112X)
- Richard H. Glazier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7952-8320)
- Liisa Jaakkimainen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3203-0007)
- Eliot Frymire (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4991-0622)
- Michael Green (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5852-0143)
- Susan Schultz
Institutions
- Western University (CA)
- St. Michael's Hospital (CA)
- Sunnybrook Health Science Centre (CA)
- University of Ottawa (CA)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Queen's University (CA)
- Health Sciences Centre (CA)
- Institut du Savoir Montfort (CA)
- NOSM University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Annals of Family Medicine
- Published
- 2025-05-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.240377
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 8.45