American Academy of Family Physicians

Rural Family Medicine–General Surgery Dyads and Health Outcomes

Importance Despite a 43% higher age-adjusted mortality rate among rural working-age adults and a 29.1% decline in general surgeon supply between 2001 and 2019, the public health impact of the family medicine–general surgery (FM-GS) specialty dyad remains understudied. Objective T...

The Role of Alcohol in EMS Culture: Perspectives from Frontline Providers

Alcohol use among emergency medical service (EMS) providers is an emerging concern given the demanding and stressful nature of the profession, although little research has explored how alcohol fits within EMS culture. This study examined EMS providers’ perceptions of alcohol use...