What is Family Medicine?
And how is it so important for you and your loved ones?
Family medicine for the whole family and how to optimize it should first be known as a branch of primary care medicine. As its name suggests, it focuses on the welfare of the entire family, from newborn to geriatric. The provider’s practice is not limited to any particular organ or disease. Instead, it integrates health care for the entire patient, acting as an advocate for prevention, detection, diagnosis, and treatment of a wide range of conditions.
Specialized Training in Family Medicine
Family medicine physicians are medical doctors (MDs) or doctors of osteopathic medicine (DOs). They also study about primary care medicine and are exposed to a variety of disciplines that include:
Community medicine
Emergency medicine
Geriatric medicine (“geriatrics,” older people)
Neurology (brain and nervous system)
Ophthalmology (eyes)
Orthopedics (musculoskeletal system)
Otolaryngology (ear, nose, and throat, or ENT)
Diagnostic radiology (imaging)
Urology (urinary tract, adrenal system, and genitals in men)
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