amily Medicine is the medical specialty that provides continuing, comprehensive health care for individuals and families. The hallmark of the specialty is the forging of an ongoing, personal patient-physician relationship based on integrated care.While knowledge and skill may be shared with other specialties, the family practice is unique. In addition to treating illness, a large part of the practice is disease prevention and health maintenance  Family physicians deliver a wide spectrum of acute, chronic and preventive medical care services ranging from diagnosing and treating illnesses to providing routine check ups, health-risk assessments, immunization and screening tests, as well as counseling patients on maintaining a healthy lifestyle, managing chronic illness, or coordinating care provided by other sub-specialists.Because of their long-term physician-patient relationships, family physicians come to learn the complete medical history of their patients, a distinct advantage when confronted with an emergency.  Indeed, treatment by family physicians results in a quality of care second to none, high patient satisfaction, and a more cost-effective use of hospitals, testing, procedures, and increasingly expensive technology.

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