American Academy of Family Physicians The doctors who specialize in you

Want to be a Family Doctor?

Dear Elementary School Student,

Thank you for asking about information from the American Academy ofFamiiy Physicians. I hope you enjoy this booklet.

Family doctors take care of all types of patients—boys and girls, men and women, babies and grandparents. Your family doctor plays a very important role in your town or city.

Ifyou want to be a family doctor, you must make good grades in school and want to help others and work hard. When you finish elementary, junior and senior high school, you will go to college for four years. After that, you will go to medical school for four years.

When you graduate from medical school, you will have to choose the area of medicine in which to practice. This is called your specialty.

Then, you will work in a hospital or clinic setting for three to five years to get training in your specialty. To be a family doctor, you would pick family practice as your specialty.

You can talk to your school counselor to learn more about becoming a family doctor. You can also ask your own family doctor about his/her job or invite him/her to come and tell you and your classmates about becoming a doctor.

Good luck to you and enjoy learning more about medicine in this booklet!

Sincerely,

Julea Gamer, M.D. Assistant Director Division of Education

What Is A Family Doctor?

A family doctor provides your family with complete

health care. Family doctors take care of your whole family

for their entire life.

Being a family doctor is challenging and rewarding.

Family doctors see and treat many different patients every

day, Because ofthis, they have to know more about many

areas of medicine than any other kinds of doctors.

In school, family doctors wi l l study many things, such

as the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases that

affect your

i-Ll heart, lungs, liver, kidneys, and stomach

GES bones, muscles, and skin

03 ears, nose, throat, and eyes

and wi l l learn about special care for women, men, babies,

children, and grandparents.

Family doctors know how to treat serious and sudden

illnesses and injuries, called traumas. They are able to take

care of pregnant mothers and deliver their babies. Family

doctors also perform some operations.

You wi l l see your family doctor for many reasons

during your lifetime because he/she specializes in Y O U !

Word PuigSe You can find the answers to the word puzzle by reading

the first two pages of this booklet. When you're finished,

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