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Home Research Research Library Exploring Community-Based Residency Programs in High-Need Black Counties Exploring Community-Based Residency Programs in High-Need Black Counties 2025 Author(s) Topmiller, Michael, Park, Jeongyoung, Quezada, Freesia, Carrozza, Mark A, Grandmont, Jené, Jabbarpour, Yalda, and Bazemore, Andrew W Topic(s) Achieving Health System Goals Volume Family Medicine Source Family Medicine Background and Objectives: Primary care physician (PCP) shortages and uneven geographic distribution are well-documented. Black populations have less access to primary care and worse health outcomes, with a lack of provider-patient racial concordance playing a role. Addressing these disparities requires targeted approaches that produce more Black PCPs in high-need areas, including expanding community-based residency programs (CBRPs), which are more likely to produce physicians in high-need areas. This research explores the relationship between high-need Black counties and the location of CBRPs. Methods: We used geographic information systems to identify high-need counties—defined as those in the bottom quartile for PCP capacity for every year from 2013 to 2020 and in the top quartile for percentages of Black populations (2017–2021). Next, we applied proximity analysis to identify high-need counties within 25 and 50 miles of CBRPs. Results: More than 3 million people live in the 147 high-need counties, which are mostly in the Southern United States. Nearly 60% of the 867,000 Black people living in these counties can be found in Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, and Virginia. About one-half of high-need counties do not have any CBRPs located within 50 miles. More than one-third of these counties are in Georgia, Louisiana, and Virginia. Conclusions: Increasing the number of PCPs in high-need areas requires targeted funding for expanding current and creating new CBRPs with the greatest potential of producing physicians in these areas. Future research will explore all family medicine residency programs relative to high-need areas and identify potential new program locations. Read More ABFM Research Read all 2021 How Comprehensive Medication Management Contributes to Foundational Elements of Primary Care Go to How Comprehensive Medication Management Contributes to Foundational Elements of Primary Care 2021 Family Physician Burnout Does Not Differ With Rurality Go to Family Physician Burnout Does Not Differ With Rurality 2023 Racial/Ethnic Minority Identifying Family Physicians Are More Likely to Work in Solo Practices Go to Racial/Ethnic Minority Identifying Family Physicians Are More Likely to Work in Solo Practices 2022 Underrepresented Minority Family Physicians More Likely to Care for Vulnerable Populations Go to Underrepresented Minority Family Physicians More Likely to Care for Vulnerable Populations
Author(s) Topmiller, Michael, Park, Jeongyoung, Quezada, Freesia, Carrozza, Mark A, Grandmont, Jené, Jabbarpour, Yalda, and Bazemore, Andrew W Topic(s) Achieving Health System Goals Volume Family Medicine Source Family Medicine
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2023 Racial/Ethnic Minority Identifying Family Physicians Are More Likely to Work in Solo Practices Go to Racial/Ethnic Minority Identifying Family Physicians Are More Likely to Work in Solo Practices
2022 Underrepresented Minority Family Physicians More Likely to Care for Vulnerable Populations Go to Underrepresented Minority Family Physicians More Likely to Care for Vulnerable Populations
