Family medicine, also known as family practice, is a medical specialty that delivers continuous and comprehensive healthcare for an individual and family. It is a specialty in breadth that integrates clinical, biological, and behavioral sciences. The scope of the family medicine encompasses all ages, sexes, every disease entity, and each organ system.

Family medicine’s cornerstone is an ongoing and personal patient-physician association that focusses on integrated care. Contrary to other specialties that are confined to a specific organ, age, sex, or disease, family medicine integrates care for both sexes across the full spectrum of ages within the background of community and advocates for the patient in a growingly complex healthcare system.

Family physicians are qualified to provide a wide range of acute, chronic, and preventive medical care services. In addition to diagnosing and treating disorders, they also deliver preventive care, including routine check-ups, immunization, health-risk assessments, screening tests, and personalized guidance on maintaining a healthy lifestyle. They also coordinate care given by other subspecialists to manage chronic illnesses.