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The Role of Internal Medicine in Preventive Health Care

Mesa Family Physician

The Role of Internal Medicine in Preventive Health Care Internal medicine plays a central role in adult health, especially when it comes to prevention, diagnosis, and long-term care. What Is Internal Medicine? Many wonder: What does an internal medicine doctor do?

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What Is the Difference Between Family and Internal Medicine?

Hitchcock Family Medicine

have 19% lower odds of prematurely dying if they have a primary care provider compared to those who only seek medical specialists for their care. This is why you must do a little research before you make a decisive stance on which doctor you choose. Which Is Better: Internal Medicine or Family Medicine?

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Pathways to primary care for underserved communities

Common Sense Family Doctor

Most family physicians have at some point heard the old saw "jack of all trades, master of none," which I have come to view as less insulting than is usually intended. The authors term "primary care yield" as the percentage of physicians who start training in primary care and complete it in primary care.