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=Proposed edits to Wikipedia's Family medicine article for ENG1100= Add here the issues you see with your current article that you might address.

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 * 1) Family Medicine Specialty

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The waning interest in family medicine is likely due to several factors, including the lesser prestige associated with the specialty, the lesser pay, and the increasingly frustrating practice environment in the U.S. Salaries for family physicians in the United States are respectable, but lower than average for physicians, with the average being $159,564[25] and ranging from $102,358 to $212,421,[26] but when faced with debt from medical school, most medical students are opting for the higher paying specialties. Potential ways to increase the number of medical students entering family practice include providing relief from medical education debt through loan-repayment programs and restructuring fee-for-service reimbursement for health care services.[27] Family physicians are trained to manage acute and chronic health issues for an individual simultaneously, yet their appointment slots may average only ten minutes.[28] Physicians are increasingly forced to do more administrative work, and to shoulder higher malpractice premiums, thus forcing doctors to spend less and less time with patient care due to the current payor model stressing patient volume vs. quality of care.[citation needed] Things are starting to change as more insurance carriers consolidate.[citation needed] They are not stressing performance but more and more volume, thus increasing insurance company profit margins.[citation needed] Physicians are starting to shun insurance carriers to lessen the paperwork in order to focus more on patient care as they are originally trained to do.[citation needed]

Revised
The decreased interest in family medicine is likely due to several factors, including the lesser reputation associated with the specialty, the lesser pay, and the increasingly frustrating practice environment in the U.S. Salaries for family physicians in the United States are respectable, but lower than average for physicians, with the average being $159,564[25] and ranging from $102,358 to $212,421,[26] but when faced with debt from medical school, most medical students are opting for the higher paying specialties. Potential ways to increase the number of medical students entering family practice include providing relief from medical education debt through loan-repayment programs and restructuring fee-for-service reimbursement for health care services.[27] Family physicians are trained to manage acute and chronic health issues for an individual simultaneously, yet their appointment slots may average only ten minutes.[28] Physicians are increasingly forced to do more administrative work, and to shoulder higher malpractice premiums, thus forcing doctors to spend less time with patient care due to the current payor model stressing patient volume vs. quality of care.[citation needed] Things are starting to change as more insurance carriers consolidate.[citation needed] They are not stressing performance but more volume, thus increasing insurance company profit margins.[citation needed]

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