Title VII's Decline: Shrinking Investment in the Primary Care Training Pipeline

摘要

The number of graduating U.S. allopathic medical students choosing primary care declined steadily over the past decade, and the proportion of minorities within this workforce remains low.1,2 Title VII is associated with increased primary care physician production and practice in underserved areas.3,4 Despite this, funding has declined since 1978 (see accompanying figure).5,6 Access to primary care is in jeopardy.