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Primary care is a term used for the activity of a Healthcare Provider who acts as a first point of consultation for all patients. Generally, primary care physicians or Nurse Practitioners are based in the community, as opposed to the Hospital . Alternative names for the field are " General Practice " and "family medicine", although the terms are not synonymous. General Practitioner s in the UK are physicians who have completed four years of post-medical school training including three years based in hospitals and one year attached to a training general practitioner in the community. Family Medicine, in the USA, is a specialty that requires a minimum of three years of residency training and Board Certification. This specialty is considered the traditional general medicine specialty in the US. Examples of disorders managed in primary care are: Primary Care Physician s usually include Family Practice , Internal Medicine , Pediatrics , and at times OB/GYN physicians. It is important to note, however, that the last three of the above specialties are not technically General Medicine specialties. These specialties are primary care, but NOT general medicine. REFERENCES SEE ALSO
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