Why (not) Family Medicine? Kyle Hoedebecke MD, MBA, MSL, CKTP

Why (not) Family Medicine? is a series of posts from health care thought leaders, both inside and outside of Family Medicine. These will be posted every Friday. The participants were asked to focus on whatever they wanted in response to this question. We are glad that so many of these impressive leaders were willing to … More Why (not) Family Medicine? Kyle Hoedebecke MD, MBA, MSL, CKTP

Why (not) Family Medicine?–Glen Stream, MD, MBI

Why (not) Family Medicine? is a series of posts from health care thought leaders, both inside and outside of Family Medicine. These will be posted every Friday. The participants were asked to focus on whatever they wanted in response to this question. We are glad that so many of these impressive leaders were willing to … More Why (not) Family Medicine?–Glen Stream, MD, MBI

Why (not) Family Medicine? Elizabeth G. (Libby) Baxley, MD:

Why (not) Family Medicine? is a series of posts from health care thought leaders, both inside and outside of Family Medicine. These will be posted every Friday. The participants were asked to focus on whatever they wanted in response to this question. We are glad that so many of these impressive leaders were willing to … More Why (not) Family Medicine? Elizabeth G. (Libby) Baxley, MD:

Being a Family Doctor is a lot like Being a General Contractor

By Erika Sullivan, MD Being a family doctor is a lot like being a general contractor: you’ve got to know about all the systems that make a home or a building operational and then coordinate the necessary professionals to get the job of building or renovating the home done on budget and in a timely … More Being a Family Doctor is a lot like Being a General Contractor

Who is YOUR Doctor?

Who is your primary care physician?  If you can’t answer this question, then you need a doctor – a primary care doctor – so that when you are ill, when you need preventive care, when you need medication, you have someone to care for you. Thirty to fifty percent of physicians don’t have a doctor. I … More Who is YOUR Doctor?