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The country is experiencing a significant shortage of doctors in primary care, leaving millions without a family physician and contributing to longer emergency room waits and poorer health outcomes.—Ahmad Mukhtar, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025 More than a third of counties in the United States do not have an ob/gyn, a family physician or a certified nurse-midwife.—Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 17 Nov. 2025 Students who spend three years in medical school instead of four have lower debt and get to a higher salary sooner, said Caroline Roberts, a family physician and director of rural education at the University of North Carolina’s School of Medicine.—Tribune News Service, Oc Register, 8 Nov. 2025 Health care workers are facing burnout, safety concerns and resources being pulled away from primary care clinics, said Christopher Antolak, a family physician with Allina and a member of the union bargaining team.—Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 5 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for family physician
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