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The U.S. primary care physician workforce: undervalued service.

Holly Biola, L A Green, RL Phillips, Janelle Guirguis‐Blake, G E Fryer

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Abstract

Primary care physicians work hard, but their compensation is not correlated to their work effort when compared with physicians in other specialties. This disparity contributes to student disinterest in primary care specialties.

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Primary care physicians work hard, but their compensation is not correlated to their work effort when compared with physicians in other specialties. This disparity contributes to student disinterest in primary care specialties.

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Primary care physicians work hard, but their compensation is not correlated to their work effort when compared with physicians in other specialties. This disparity contributes to student disinterest in primary care specialties.

Key concepts: Medicine, Primary care, Workforce, Compensation (psychology), Work (physics), Primary care physician, Service (business), Family medicine

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