There are several challenges in my opinion.
Low Pay
Low respect
Overwhelmed doctor. too many patients in one day, excessive paperwork etc.
No job shortages. But then in most fields when there is a shortage of qualified staff the pay goes up. But not much in FM.
Salaries haven't gone up much since the 90's.
FM docs have a vast knowledge but the specialist (especially in major university centers) don't seem to think that's true. This kind of thinking has eroded into the general population to some extent.
At the end of the day there are many many unhappy FM docs. There are many unhappy docs but I think more in FM.
That does not mean that you won't be happy in FM. You have to make an informed decision based on good research and understand that there are many issues in medicine that need attention and these are shared by every specialty. It's just that some specialties get paid much better and perhaps can tolerate these issue a little better for the trade off in pay.
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Major Challenges Facing Family Medicine
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