What is the difference between Family practice and Internal medicine Physicians?

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The primary distinction between physicians who practice Family practice, also known as Family medicine, and those who specialize in Internal medicine is that physicians who practice Family medicine treat both adults and children, whereas specialists in Internal medicine focus primarily on treating adults. Another difference between Family medicine physicians and Internal medicine physicians is that Family medicine physicians primarily work in outpatient clinical settings, while Internal medicine physicians work in both hospital settings and outpatient clinical settings.

Before residency, both types of doctors must complete the same requirements, which include:

* Undergraduate pre-medical courses
* The MCAT
* Medical School
* The USMLE or COMLEX exams

Nevertheless, after finishing medical school, their careers go quite different directions. Internal medicine physicians continue their training by completing a residency in internal medicine, whereas family medicine physicians complete their training in family medicine residency programs. After finishing residency, there are a variety of fellowship programs within each specialty that can be pursued in order to further subspecialize.



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Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:13 Difference between Internal medicine and Family practice
00:45 Training comparison prior to residency
01:04 Training path differs beginning at residency


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