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One I prepared earlier

Adventures of a Sick Doctor

I've been neglecting this blog. There was a Milligan-esque relief in these counselling sessions – “I told you I was ill”. My wonderful GP has died, but I am building a relationship with my new one. I write a column in a medical newspaper every couple of months, and that absorbs my writing energy. The kind lady didn’t mind.

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What is primary care? Part 2

Noreta Family Medicine

Is a General Physician (GP) the same as a Family Physician (FP)? A general physician (GP) is not the same as a family physician (FP). A physician also may consider themselves a GP if they began practicing before Family Medicine became a specialty (in 1969). Don’t worry; HIPAA laws protect your privacy and medical information.