Lecture №8 Family medicine and its meaning in system of medical help to population The Term General Practitioner (GP) came into use at about the beginning of the 19th century Before that

The Birth of Family Medicine

• Family Medicine grew and flourished through the 70s, 80s and mid-90s
• Residencies grew and diplomates increased
• The Society of Teachers of Family Medicine was established in 1968 to promote the specialty
• The ABFP is now the second largest board
• The specialty has the largest delegation to the American Medical Association

• Growth of Family Medicine

• Family medicine is an accumulated body of knowledge dealing with the health, the state of total well being, of an individual within the family unit.
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