Family medicine is concerned with the total health care of the individual and the family, and is trained to diagnose and treat a wide variety of ailments in patients of all ages. Family medicine physicians receive a broad range of training that includes internal medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, psychiatry, and geriatrics. Although the scope and practice of family medicine is broad, it is a precise discipline, integrating a unique blend of biomedical, behavioral, and social sciences.
Family physicians possess unique attitudes, skills, and knowledge that qualify them to provide continuing and comprehensive medical care, health maintenance, and preventive services. These specialists are best qualified to serve as each patient's advocate in all health-related matters. Special emphasis is placed on prevention and the primary care of entire families, utilizing consultations and community resources when appropriate. Family physicians employ a diverse range of cognitive and procedural skills and coordinate care with other specialists when necessary.
Physicians choosing this practice can expect to perform procedures such as: performing assessment on patient, distributing medicine, providing correct medical advice, and implementing medical technology to benefit a patient. Family medicine physicians most likely do not deal with emergency situations. Long-term relationships are built with patients due to the fact that the physician is the doctor for that person and or family. General practice physicians are going to always be needed with the growth of the population.
Median Salary: $184,390 per year
Projected Growth: 14% from 2014-2024
Greater Syracuse area, NY 1320307/16/2025
Physician | Family Medicine | Permanent
Columbia, MO 6521207/16/2025
Nurse Practitioner | Family Medicine | Permanent
Northampton, PA 1806707/16/2025
Physician Assistant | Family Medicine | Permanent
Northampton, PA 1806707/16/2025
Nurse Practitioner | Family Medicine | Permanent
Trexlertown, PA 18087-910007/16/2025
Physician | Family Medicine | Permanent
Hellertown, PA 18055-153807/16/2025
Physician | Family Medicine | Permanent
Pennsburg, PA 18073-151207/16/2025
Physician | Family Medicine | Permanent
Dunmore, PA 18510-119107/16/2025
Physician Assistant | Family Medicine | Permanent
Dunmore, PA 18510-119107/16/2025
Physician | Family Medicine | Permanent
Avondale, AZ 85392-120807/16/2025
Physician | Family Medicine | Permanent
Houston, TX 7702307/16/2025
Physician Assistant | Family Medicine | Permanent
Texarkana, TX 7550307/16/2025
Physician Assistant | Family Medicine | Permanent
Jacksonville, TX 7576607/16/2025
Physician | Family Medicine | Permanent
Canton, TX 7510307/16/2025
Physician Assistant | Family Medicine | Permanent
New Braunfels, TX 7813207/16/2025
Physician | Family Medicine | Permanent
Aitkin, MN 56431-169707/16/2025
Nurse Practitioner | Family Medicine | Permanent
Kernersville, NC 07/16/2025
Physician Assistant | Family Medicine | Permanent
Kernersville, NC 07/16/2025
Nurse Practitioner | Family Medicine | Permanent
MS 07/16/2025
Physician | Hospice & Palliative Medicine | Permanent