Modern work patterns of "classic" versus millennial family doctors and their effect on workforce planning for community-based primary care: a cross-sectional survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There are ongoing accessibility challenges in primary care in British Columbia, Canada, with 17% of the population not having a regular source of care. Anecdotal evidence suggests that physicians are moving away from a community-based comprehensive practice model, which could contribute to shortages. Thus, we aimed to identify and describe how family physicians are currently organizing their primary care practices in a large health region in British Columbia and to examine differences between newer graduates and more established physicians.

Methods

Data for this cross-sectional study were drawn from an annual physician privileging survey. N = 1017 physicians were invited to participate. We categorized practice style into five distinct groupings and compared featur

SUBMITTER: Hedden L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7504652 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature