Family Medicine Q & A

What is Family Medicine?

In the world of healthcare there is one thing that remains a constant: family medicine doctors are devoted to treating the whole person. The foundation of family medicine is a continuous and personal relationship with the patient that focuses on integrated care. With a family medicine provider, you don’t get the limited care of other specialists that are tied to a particular organ or disease. Instead, these doctors can care for patients of all ages and genders, and they can advocate for the patient in a health care system that is complex. At Family Doctors Center, the team of family practitioners gets to know you and your family in order to provide the best possible care to each member at every age.

Are Family Medicine Doctors Qualified?

Due to the amount of training that family physicians go through, they are the only specialists qualified to treat a majority of ailments and also provide holistic care for people of every age. These family physicians, like other medical specialties, are required to complete a three-year residency after graduation from medical school. As a resident doctor, they participate in integrated inpatient and outpatient learning and receive training in six areas. These areas include: obstetrics and gynecology, surgery, community medicine, pediatrics, psychiatry and neurology, and internal medicine. They are also included on areas such as emergency medicine, orthopedics, geriatrics, radiology, urology, otolaryngology, and ophthalmology.

What do Family Doctors Treat?

The family practitioners at Family Doctors Center deliver a range of chronic, acute, and preventive medical care services. Alongside diagnosing and treating illness, they provide preventive care which includes items such as routine checkups, immunizations, screening tests, health-risk assessments, and personalized counseling on staying healthy. They will also manage chronic illness by coordinating other subspecialists. Problems such as stroke, hypertension, diabetes, heart disease, cancer, and asthma can be provided by a family physician.

To find out more about family medicine and what your family medicine specialist can do for you, call Family Doctors Center or book an appointment online today.