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About Family Practice
Family Medicine:
Family Medicine is the medical specialty that delivers comprehensive
healthcare to every member of the family, regardless of age or illness. The
family physician is responsible for the total healthcare of the patient,
emphasizing the patient as a whole person rather than as separate organ
systems. Three years of residency training in the specialty of Family
Practice prepares the family physician for this unique role in healthcare.
Following that, the family physician is eligible to take a certification
exam by the American Board of Family Practice. Dr. Cook is a Diplomat in
the American Board of Family Practice.
Osteopathic Medicine:
Osteopathic medicine, developed in 1874, emphasizes primary care focusing on
the ³whole person² approach to medicine as well as advocating preventive
healthcare. Extra training in the musculoskeletal system provides the
osteopathic physician a better understanding of ways an injury or illness in
one part of the body affects another. A Doctor of Osteopathy (D.O.)
completes four years of basic medical education, the same as an M.D. Both
M.D.'s and D.O.'s must pass comparable national licensing examinations.
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