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Family physicians perform high-quality colonoscopies, but access is an issue

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But that wasn’t the case for the estimated 1 in 15 US patients whose screening colonoscopies were performed by family physicians in 2021. The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) maintains that clinical privileges should be based on documented training and experience rather than the physician’s specialty.

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Pathways to primary care for underserved communities

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Several past colleagues in the family medicine department at Georgetown recently published an informative scoping review of specialty disrespect in the medical learning environment. and 3.6%, respectively, in 2008-09 to 14.3% It's well documented that schools that are ranked highly by U.S. in 2023-24.

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RFK Jr. and vaccine politics

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Moreover, it could cost him support in the 2008 presidential primaries, where he eventually came in second place to John McCain. For all his championing of public health, the governor was a conservative former Baptist pastor. Many of his strongest supporters would undoubtedly object to the vaccine mandate on moral grounds.