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practice /prac·tice/ (prak´tis) the use of one's knowledge in a particular profession; the practice of medicine is the exercise of one's knowledge for recognition and treatment of disease. family practice the medical specialty concerned with the planning and provision of the comprehensive primary health care of all members of a family on a continuing basis. general practice old term for the provision of comprehensive medical care regardless of age of the patient or presence of a condition that may temporarily require the services of a specialist; the term has largely been replaced by the term family practice. group practice see under medicine.
family practice Etymology: L, familia, household; Gk, praktikos, ready for action a medical specialty that encompasses several branches of medicine, including internal medicine, preventive medicine, pediatrics, surgery, psychiatry, and obstetrics and gynecology. It includes client management, counseling, problem solving, and coordination of total health care delivery to all members of a family, regardless of sex or age. family practice, n medical specia-lization that treats individuals and families by integrating behavioral, biomedical, and clinical sciences and providing comprehensive primary care. family practice Family medicine, family & community medicine A specialty of medical practice in which the physician is involved in most aspects of the health care of a family unit, but is limited in provision of obstetric and surgical
services; in the US, board certification in FP requires 4 yrs of residency training. Cf Internal medicine. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Prior to his medical administration position with Mountainside Hospital, he was residency director of the Mountainside Family Practice Associates and medical director and associate residency director at Somerset Medical Center. Malumed has been a physician in family practice of the Southern California Permanente Medical Group and the Permanente Group in Sacramento. Rear Admiral Hufstader's career as a Navy medical officer began in 1974 with internship at Naval Hospital, San Diego, and continued with assignments aboard USS Chicago (CG-11); Naval Hospital, Jacksonville, Florida where he completed Family Practice residency training; Naval Medical Clinic, Annapolis, Maryland; and the Naval Hospital, Millington, Tennessee. |
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