I an R.

McWhinney

Text book of FAMILY MEDICINE

Principles of Family Medicine

FPCO-FD class of 2011

Family physicians are committed to the person rather than to a

particular body of knowledge,group of disease,or special technique
The family physician seek to understand the context of the illness
The family physician sees every contact with his or her patients
as a opportunity for prevention of disease or promotion of health
The family physician views his or her practice as a population at risk
The family physician sees himself or herself as a community wide
net work of supportive and health-care agencies

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Ideally , family physician should share the same habitat as their patients
The family physician sees patient in their home
The family physician attaches importance to the subjective aspects of medicine
The family physician is manager of resources

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