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A general practitioner (GP) or family physician (FP) is a physician/medical doctor who provides primary care. A GP/FP treats acute and chronic illnesses, provides preventive care and health education for all ages and both sexes. Some also care for hospitalized patients, do minor surgery and/or obstetrics. The term general practitioner is common in the United Kingdom and some other Commonwealth countries, where the word "physician" is only used for certain specialists and not for GPs.
Australia
General Practice in Australia has undergone many changes in training requirements over the past decade. The basic medical degree in Australia is the MBBS (Bachelors of Medicine and Surgery), which has traditionally been attained after completion of a six-year course. Over the last few years, four-year postgraduate courses have become more common. After graduating, a one or two-year internship (dependent on state) is required for registration before specialist training begins. For general practice training, the doctor applies to enter the three-year "Australian General Practice Training Program", a combination of coursework and apprenticeship type training leading to the awarding of the FRACGP (Fellowship of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners), if successful. This qualification or its equivalent is needed to access the Medicare health system for remuneration as a general practitioner. Medicare is Australia's Universal Health Care system, and without access to it, a practitioner cannot effectively work in Australia. Most GPs work under a fee-for-service arrangement although increasingly a portion of income is derived from Government payments for participation in chronic disease management. There is a shortage of GPs in rural areas and increasingly outer metropolitan areas of large cities, which has led to the utilisation of overseas trained doctors (OTDs). GP incomes can match those of other internal medicine specialists, but not proceduralists. Many GPs feel that they are second-rate doctors because of lower incomes, less public respect than their specialist colleagues, lack of research opportunities, and lack of access to public hospitals. Historically GPs were the default group for those who had failed often brutal specialist training programs or for those without family connections to secure training positions for lucrative specialties, this is less so with the advent of general practice as a specialty in its own right, including a proper training scheme and certification process.
Brazil
General practice in Brazil is called clínica geral or clínica médica. Any physician is legally allowed to practice without any training after graduation in the medical school, but recent efforts by the government, the Brazilian Medical Association and the specialized Sociedade Brasileira de Clínica Médica are trying to demand also a specialist title for its practice, just like for others such as cardiology, endocrinology, etc. The majority of Brazilian GPs are located in the public health sector and is constituted mostly by young, recently graduated physicians. The reason is that GP is not terribly profitable and about 40% of Brazilian doctors prefer to do specialized practice, instead. To do this, they are required to do medical residence of variable duration and submit to a board of medical examiners in order to get the title of specialist. Each medical society is in charge of organizing the examinations (which usually are carried out once a year) and granting the titles to those physicians who passed the requirements. The title is recognized by the Federal Council of Medicine (the Federal professional regulatory body), the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Health. More on [ General practitioner ]
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Science University Family Medicine Residency - Located in Portland and affiliated with the family medicine residency program in Klamath Falls. Nationally ranked program by U.S. News and World Report. Home of the Oregon Rural Practice Research Network.
Alaska Family Practice Residency - Anchorage, Alaska - The Program combines a wide variety of unique resources to train family physicians for rural practice. Training includes 14 weeks of rural experience over 3 years as well as in transcultural medicine. 4th year medical student electives available.
Cook County-Loyola-Provident Family Practice Residency Program - Chicago, Illinois - Focuses on urban community medicine and indigent medicine with rotations in community and tertiary care institutions. Fellowship program in faculty development available.
Duluth Family Practice Residency Program - Community-based, rural focus. Internal medicine, OB/GYN, pediatrics. Three admitting hospitals in Duluth, Minnesota. Information on curriculum, stipends, benefits, application process.
Family Medicine North - About this accredited two year family medicine residency program to prepare family physicians for practice in northern and rural communities. Directed by NOMP, affiliated with McMaster University, based at Health Sciences North in Thunder Bay. (Ontario, Canada)
FPslides - Slidesets for Family Practice Educators - An online, peer-reviewed publication of slideset for teaching medical students and residents.. Downloadable, free sets in many categories are available. Submissions are also accepted online.
Meta Description: [ FPslides is a FREE internet resource providing up-to-date medical lectures in PowerPoint format that may be easily downloaded for use by educators. ]
Geriatric Fellowships - University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio - The University of Texas Health Science Center and Audie Murphy Veterans Affairs Medical Center offer one and two-year Geriatric Medicine fellowships. UTHSC-SA is a John A. Hartford Center of Excellence for Geriatric Education.
Grand Rapids Family Practice Residency - We balance ten years of experience teaching and practicing Evidence Based Medicine with almost thirty years of experience teaching how the Physician-Patient-Family Relationship is the center of our healing work
Indiana University Department of Family Medicine - Highlights programs, services and information offered, including a traditional residency program, residency/ masters degree programs, and 3 fellowships in sports medicine, underserved medicine, and faculty development.
Meta Description: [ Practitioners, Researchers, Teachers: working together in Family Medicine ]
John Peter Smith Family Practice Residency Program - The largest family practice residency program in the United States, offering both rural and traditional track options. Located in Fort Worth, Texas.
Lincoln Medical Education Foundation Family Practice Program - The only residency program in Lincoln, Nebraska. The 8 week rural experience rotation, and practice management curriculum are some of the unique features of this program. Website has useful statistics on procedures, placement, and other resident issues.
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created in 1975 by the Lincoln Medical Education Foundation, a non-profit
corporation formed to facilitate medical education in the Lincoln area.
This community-based, University-affiliated, three-year Program is the only
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McLennan County Family Practice Residency Program - Waco, Texas - A community-based, only residency in town program affiliated with the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. Unique features include electronic medical records in the outpatient clinic, electives available in international medicine and colonoscopy training, and home of the nationally known Faculty Development Center of Texas.
Memorial Family Medicine Residency Program - A community-based-yet-unusually-academic, unopposed-yet-allied-with-other-specialty-trainees type program located in Long Beach, California. Resident profiles on the website include who they would be if they were a Superhero.
Mercy/Mayo Family Practice Residency Program - Includes program information, faculty, residents, curriculum, application and interview deadlines. Located in Des Moines, Iowa.
Meta Description: [ Mercy/Mayo Family Practice Residency Program. A comprehensive education for family physicians. ]
Montgomery Family Practice Center and Residency Program - A community-based stand alone program in Norristown, Pennsylvania. Offers night float call system, part time residency positions, and a fellowship in hospitalist medicine.
Meta Description: [ Montgomery Family Practice Center and Montgomery Family Practice Residency Program offer comprehensive health care for the entire family. ]
Montgomery Family Practice Residency Program - Offers a three-year curriculum to resident physicians. Baptist Health sponsors this academic program. Six residents are accepted into the program each year.
Northeast Iowa Family Practice - Information about the Residency program, family practice center and medical education foundation. (Waterloo, Iowa)
Meta Description: [ Northeast Iowa Family Residency Program is the Road to Knowledge, Confidence and Compassion. You will be guided in practicing the art and science of family medicine by providing creative learning opportunities, as well as traditional clinical experiences in our newly remodeled facility. ]
PVHMC Family Practice Residency Program - Information on the program at Pomona Valley Hospital, a community based unopposed program in Southern California.
Meta Description: [ The Family Medicine Residency Program at Pomona Valley Hospital is a community based unopposed program in Southern California ]
Scottsdale Healthcare Family Practice Residency Program - An affiliation with the University of Arizona College of Medicine. Information on the curriculum, faculty, application process.
Siouxland Residency Program - Located in Sioux City, Iowa and offers medical student clerkships in family practice as well as emergency medicine. The residency provides tertiary care for a large portion of a three state region, without any competing residency programs.
Southern Colorado Family Medicine - Located in Pueblo, Colorado, this is an unopposed program. Residents learn the full spectrum of family medicine with an emphasis on providing care to those who are underserved in our community. The program supports working parents and their need to balance work with their family life.
St. Vincent's Family Medicine Residency Program - Offers community-based training in Jacksonville, Florida. Medical student externships available.
UBC Department of Family Practice Residency Program - Information on this accredited program with six sites in British Columbia, Canada.
UIC-Christ Hospital Family Medicine Residency - Information on this University of Illinois at Chicago Family Practice Residency specialty training.
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University at Buffalo-Department of Family Medicine - General information, residency programs, predoc education, and continuing medical education opportunities.
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Huntsville Family Medicine Residency Program - Our mission is to provide an environment of respect and support and the most comprehensive training possible. Fellowships in OB/Gyn Sports Medicine available.
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University of Cincinnati Department of Family Medicine - Nationally, the program is known for the longitudinal International Health track and the combined 5 years program in Psychiatry-Family Medicine.
University of Minnesota Family Practice Residency Programs - Information on six urban, suburban and rural family medicine programs, including instructions for applying and interviewing.
Meta Description: [ Department of Family Medicine and Community Health - Department of Family Medicine and Community Health in the Medical School at the University of Minnesota ]
University of Missouri-Kansas City - School of Medicine - Located in Kansas City. Information on the hands-on program in a family practice controlled, university administered teaching hospital.
University of Texas Health Center - Family Practice Residency - Located in Tyler, Texas, a 3-year program fully accredited by the Residency Review Committee of the ACGME.
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