How do they match: Family Medicine Physicians

  • Family Medicine Primary Care Physician
  • Primary Care Physician

  • Diagnose, treat, and provide preventive care to individuals and families across the lifespan. May refer patients to specialists when needed for further diagnosis or treatment.

  • Advise patients and community members concerning diet, activity, hygiene, and disease prevention.
  • Collect, record, and maintain patient information, such as medical history, reports, or examination results.
  • Coordinate work with nurses, social workers, rehabilitation therapists, pharmacists, psychologists, and other health care providers.
  • Explain procedures and discuss test results or prescribed treatments with patients.
  • Monitor patients' conditions and progress and reevaluate treatments as necessary.
  • Operate on patients to remove, repair, or improve functioning of diseased or injured body parts and systems.
  • Order, perform, and interpret tests and analyze records, reports, and examination information to diagnose patients' condition.
  • Prescribe or administer treatment, therapy, medication, vaccination, and other specialized medical care to treat or prevent illness, disease, or injury.
  • Refer patients to medical specialists or other practitioners when necessary.
  • Train residents, medical students, and other health care professionals.

  • Collect medical information from patients, family members, or other medical professionals.
  • Explain medical procedures or test results to patients or family members.
  • Immunize patients.
  • Monitor patient progress or responses to treatments.
  • Operate on patients to treat conditions.
  • Provide health and wellness advice to patients, program participants, or caregivers.
  • Record patient medical histories.
  • Refer patients to other healthcare practitioners or health resources.
  • Supervise patient care personnel.