primary care
Primary care is a term used for the activity of a health care provider who acts as a first point of consultation for all patients. The term "PCP" can mean one of two things. Either "Primary care physician" which refers to someone who has completed a medical degree and postgraduate training in primary care, or it can be used generally to mean a "Primary care provider" of any sort: i.e. nurse practitioners, chiropractors, naturopaths, podiatrists, optometrists, dentists, physical therapists, and physician assistants who usually treat patients directly in the community, as opposed to the hospital.
Alternative names for Primary care physicians are "general practice" and "family medicine" practitioners.
General practitioners in the United Kingdom are physicians who have completed four to five years of post-medical school training including three to four years based in hospitals and one year attached to a training general practitioner in the community.
Family medicine in the United States is a physician specialty that requires a minimum of three years of residency training followed by board certification. This specialty is considered the traditional general medicine specialty in the U.S.
Examples of disorders managed in primary care are:
 Diabetes mellitus
COPD
Depression
Back pain
Primary care physicians mostly comprise family practice, internal medicine, and pediatrics physicians. Each of these fields is represented by separate residency programs that medical students enter upon completing their degree requirements.
See also
Secondary care
Tertiary care
Quaternary care
World Organization of Family Doctors (Wonca)
International Classification of Primary Care (ICPC)
Health care systems
Direct primary care
External links
Defining Primary Care from Institute of Medicine IOM - Primary Care: America's Health in a New Era (1996)
Primary Care Definitions from American Academy of Family Physicians AAFP
Definition of Primary Care from American Medical Association AMA
Defining primary health care Department of Health United Kingdom UK
What is primary health care? Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance Northern Territory (AMSANT) Australia
Primary Care Diabetes Journal
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