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What's the difference between a
Family Medicine Doctor and a
GP (General Practitioner)?
Answer: A Great Difference!
A physician trained in the primary care Specialty of
Family Medicine undergoes a rigorous additional 3
years of postgraduate medical training (internship
and residency) after medical school.
A GP (or general practitioner) is a physician that only
completes 1 year of postgraduate medical training (a
1 year internship) and then hangs up his shingle to
practice.
A Family Medicine (formerly call Family Practice) trained
physician is trained to diagnose and treat and
manage medical conditions and provide preventive
medical care for every age, from newborns, to
teenagers, to adults, to our most seasoned seniors.
Hence, Family Medicine gets its name, because
Family Medicine physicians treat the entire Family.
For more information about the Specialty of Family Medicine,
please click on the following link:
http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/policy/policies/f/familymedicine.html
Family Medicine Doctor and a
GP (General Practitioner)?
Answer: A Great Difference!
A physician trained in the primary care Specialty of
Family Medicine undergoes a rigorous additional 3
years of postgraduate medical training (internship
and residency) after medical school.
A GP (or general practitioner) is a physician that only
completes 1 year of postgraduate medical training (a
1 year internship) and then hangs up his shingle to
practice.
A Family Medicine (formerly call Family Practice) trained
physician is trained to diagnose and treat and
manage medical conditions and provide preventive
medical care for every age, from newborns, to
teenagers, to adults, to our most seasoned seniors.
Hence, Family Medicine gets its name, because
Family Medicine physicians treat the entire Family.
For more information about the Specialty of Family Medicine,
please click on the following link:
http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/policy/policies/f/familymedicine.html
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