What is family medicine?

Family Medicine: This valued and traditional primary care of the whole person and the whole family is also known as general practice. This is the doctor that you start with and who ages with you through your life. This tradition, as long as it works, will lead to a life long relationship with a professional who will be your partner in your health. Some family doctors even deliver babies as well.

A Medical Specialty: Family medicine is a medical specialty focusing on the health of people from conception until death. It deals with the prevention, early detection, and management of disease at all ages. Board certified family physicians complete a residency in the specialty after medical school and engage in rigorous on-going medical education.

All ages: Care of patients of all ages. May also perform deliveries and women's health. It is a primary care specialty.

Fam Medicine: Family medicine is a comprehensive sub-specialty of medicine that encompasses range of acute, chronic, and preventive medical care services while providing patients with a patient-centered medical home.

Family Medicine: is a physician who is trained to take of children, adults, senior citizens and can also care for pregnant women and deliver babies. Some family medicine physicians have a practice that allows them to do everything above and others might limit their practice in some way - for example they might not take care of pregnant women or deliver babies.