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2. What Is a Family Practice Doctor? - WebMD

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   Family practice doctors can also specialize in areas including sports medicine, emergency and urgent care, and public health. Doctors provide general care and coordinate with specialists as needed.

3. Types of Doctors: PCP vs. Family Doctor vs. Internist

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   A family medicine doctor can treat people of all ages, but an internist only treats older adolescents and adults. Like a family medicine doctor, an internist treats most common medical issues ...

4. What a General Practitioner Is and When to See One - WebMD

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   General practice, or family practice, is the same as primary care. It's just a different term. The definition of a primary practice is one that provides first and continuing contact with patients.

5. What Is a Primary Care Physician? - WebMD

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   Your primary care doctor can examine you, order blood tests and other tests, make a diagnosis, and prescribe medications. If you have a chronic condition like diabetes, hypertension, asthma, or ...

6. What's a Primary Care Physician (PCP)? - Healthline

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   Family doctors: These physicians treat patients of all ages. They are trained in adult medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics, geriatric medicine, and musculoskeletal care.

7. Family medicine - Wikipedia

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   Family medicine [note 1] is a medical specialty within primary care that provides continuing and comprehensive health care for the individual and family across all ages, genders, diseases, and parts of the body. [2] [3] The specialist, who is usually a primary care physician, is named a family physician. [note 2] It is often referred to as ...

8. Primary care physician - Wikipedia

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   All physicians first complete medical school (MD, MBBS, or DO). To become primary care physicians, medical school graduates then undertake a postgraduate training in primary care programs, such as family medicine (also called family practice or general practice in some countries), pediatrics or internal medicine.

9. How to Choose a Primary Care Physician: Things to Consider

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   The bottom line. When you’re ready to find a primary care physician, ask around. People in your family, at your job, in your school, in the community, and even on social media can share their ...