1. A primary care physician is the first line of defense to navigate patients overall health and well-being.
  2. Family Medicine Physicians navigate patients to live a healthy life by focusing on disease prevention and managing chronic diseases for a better quality of life.
  3. Family Medicine Physicians are educated in a vast majority of health problems and are crucial in early detection of diseases.
  4. Having a good rapport with your family medicine physician will help them look for “red flags” and provide better outcomes for patients.
  5. Your family medicine physician is your primary advocate in arranging appropriate specialist consults, to help patients get quality care.


Source: Dr. Maleshea Hopkins, Dr. Jennifer Kingery and Dr. Kristi Tackett