Family Medicine

Family medicine is an established specialty in medicine that deals with the human person and his conditions in the context of his or her family. Aside from the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of a person’s disease, it also focuses on the promotive aspect of health. Physicians who specialize in family medicine is also called as a general practitioner in some places.

Family medicine aims to provide a holistic approach to dealing with abnormalities in the person’s well-being and his environment. It takes on a dynamic role as changes on how families are formed and maintained throughout the times also continue to change.