• Care for people of both genders and all ages.
• Diagnose and treat 90 percent of all patient problems, including biological and mental health concerns.
• Treat conditions of all organ systems rather than limiting their practice to specific organ systems.
• Treat the whole patient by taking into account all the medical, social and mental health concerns of the individual.
• Practice disease prevention and health maintenance in addition to treating illness.

Treatment by family physicians results in:

• Quality of care equal to specialty care.
• High patient satisfaction.
• More cost-effective use of hospitals, testing, procedures, and expensive technology.