It has never been a more important time to be a family physician. This week, Chicago welcomes thousands of family physicians and resident physicians to the American Academy of Family Physician’s annual Family Medicine Experience (FMX) conference. Family medicine’s leaders and learners are gathering to ensure that we have the expertise and resources to provide affordable, accessible care to Chicagoans, patients across Illinois, and communities nationwide.
We need our state and national policymakers to support the current physician workforce and prevent the predicted shortage of physicians that looms ahead. Nearly 8,000 family physicians left the workforce in 2022, in part due to burnout, inadequate reimbursement, and overwhelming administrative burden.
