“There are 57 different specialists to diagnose and treat 57 different
varieties of diseases, but no physician to take care of the patient” –
so very aptly said by one physician, when asked to comment on the
decline in the number of family doctors. Changing trend towards
specialization has fragmented the patient care today so much that it has
weakened the patient-physician relationship and thereupon the public
outcry over the fragmented medical care gave re-birth to the dying
speciality of ‘Family Medicine’. Dr Margaret Chan, Director-General of
the World Health Organization endorses Primary care as our best hope for
the future. Family doctors are our “Rising stars for the future”. For more info visit:
Family medicine is “a health system, where primary care is the
backbone and family doctors are the bedrock, delivers the best health
outcomes, at the lowest cost, and with the greatest user satisfaction. For more info visit:
At Indian Medical Association college, Fellowship in family
medicine is designed to convert graduate doctors into post graduates and makes
them practice as a trusted & competent family doctor. For more info visit:
