Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Community-based residency programs (CBRPs), which are defined as Teaching Health Centers (THCs) and programs with Rural Training Track (RTTs), produce physicians that are more likely to practice in rural and other underserved areas. Further, most family medicine residents remain within 50 miles of their residency graduate location.

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Hitchcock Family Medicine

APRIL 11, 2023

Whether you're looking for a new primary care family doctor or getting special services, you should have some questions ready. Here are a few questions to ask your family doctor. This information will also give you an idea of the type of treatments they're familiar with and if they have updated their skills.

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Hitchcock Family Medicine

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The foundation of health is preventive care. Visiting a primary doctor can be an important way to stay healthy. According to Healthcare IT News, only 67% of people aged 25-35 have a primary care physician. These screenings can help your primary care physician identify potential risks to your health.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 11, 2025

How might primary care physicians coordinate this care in settings with limited specialist access? Some older adults may need access to a structured intensive behavior therapy delivered by a trained primary care clinician.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Study design: Qualitative descriptive study conducted using ten 45-minute semi-structured interviews with primary care physicians in North Carolina between March and April 2022. Responses were analyzed using both deductive and inductive approaches to identify primary topics.

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Vida Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

When it comes to your health, it is important that you have all the information you need to take the best care of yourself. Here are a few recommendations for questions you can ask your doctor when they recommend a medication, procedure, or treatment plan so that you can make sure you are fully informed and can make the best choice.

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Noreta Family Medicine

JANUARY 6, 2025

These are good reasons to make an appointment with your primary care doctor. Visit your primary care doctor! It’s no big surprise that I recommend this since I am a family physician, but there are additional tips, and even medicines that can be prescribed to help you stop smoking, quit drinking, lose weight, etc.

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Vida Family Medicine

JUNE 28, 2024

One of the most rewarding parts of being a primary care physician is when I am able to work with a patient to help them find answers to unexplained symptoms they have been dealing with, sometimes for years! As a result, doctors often end up referring the patient somewhere else if they do not immediately know the answer.

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Vascular Physician

JUNE 27, 2021

Varicose veins run in the family for only 50% of all people who have them. A primary care physician can recommend you to a vascular specialist that can quickly and easily treat your varicose veins today. If you'd like more information about varicose veins, please refer to your FAQ or watch our video.

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Hitchcock Family Medicine

JULY 1, 2025

Establishing a relationship with your primary doctor is the cornerstone of maintaining your health over time. By effectively communicating your medical history, family background, and lifestyle habits, you can help your physician provide the best care possible. According to Forbes, U.S.

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Noreta Family Medicine

APRIL 17, 2024

What is primary care? Part 2 Here are some frequently asked questions I get as a Primary Care Provider. What is the meaning of Family Medicine? As the name suggests, a family physician can take care of your entire family – from the day of your birth (even before!)

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 19, 2025

She enjoyed talking with the half dozen other residents at her adult family home in Washington state. “It’s also often the family member or the person helping to manage them.” Their growth has bolstered primary care, and, like doctors, they can specialize in particular branches of medicine.

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Hitchcock Family Medicine

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Understanding the multifaceted impact of physical therapy can help individuals make informed decisions about their health and wellness journeys. adults who regularly see a primary care physician have 19% lower odds of dying prematurely than those who see only a specialist.

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Vida Family Medicine

MARCH 28, 2024

There is a lot of information and a lot of marketing out there creating a lot of confusion. As a primary care physician, I am asked about these medications at least once a day, either by a patient, a colleague, a family member, friend, or acquaintance. We discuss the patient's goals and expectations.

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Plum Health

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Michigan residents have been buzzing about a primary care clinic that’s setting a new standard for healthcare across the state. Whether you’re in Detroit , Corunna , Lansing , Royal Oak , or Van Buren , this clinic is offering comprehensive care that puts patient well-being first. Here’s why everyone is talking about it!

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GeriPal

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Alex 00:12 We have a guest host who has requested this episode, Matt Shuster, who’s a geriatrician and palliative care doc. And also I was in the HVMA primary care program. So kind of from a primary care point of view, the guys are doing okay. He’s in Boston. And Matt brought today’s topic to us.

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GeriPal

JUNE 19, 2025

And I think a big part of that journey was just having that right time, that right moment, with the right network and support groups of individuals, including my family, to really lift me up and allow me to celebrate my authentic self. If we think of discrimination, how people are treated by their biological family. Caregivers too.

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BMJ

MAY 10, 2022

Family physicians and family health workers, considered reliable sources of vaccine information, have a unique position where individuals in rural and urban areas can access frequently, uninterruptedly, cheaply, and easily [2]. of the participants (n=146) wanted all family members to be vaccinated (Table 2).

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Family Medicine Initiative

APRIL 10, 2024

Family medicine is neither the most prestigious nor the highest paid medical profession. As a general practitioner and primary care researcher, it was always fascinating for me to delve into the scientific literature to investigate this issue. Is that appropriate, or should it be the opposite? Here are the key results.

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Maine Academy of Family Physicians

JUNE 21, 2024

Pat Connolly & Cortney Linville who attended the AAFP Family Medicine Advocacy Summit in Washington May 19-21. Here's what Dr. Connolly had to say: "I was pleased and privileged to attend the AAFP Family Medicine Advocacy Summit again last month and represent our state.

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Common Sense Family Doctor

JUNE 11, 2025

Several past colleagues in the family medicine department at Georgetown recently published an informative scoping review of specialty disrespect in the medical learning environment. The authors term "primary care yield" as the percentage of physicians who start training in primary care and complete it in primary care.

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