title: Responses to Medical Students' Frequently Asked Questions About Family Medicine.
abstract: This article provides answers to many of the common questions that medical students ask about the specialty of family medicine. It describes the crucial role that family physicians have in the evolving health care environment, the scope of practice, the diverse career opportunities available, the education and training of family physicians, the economic realities of a career in family medicine, why the future is so bright for family medicine, and why family physicians are passionate about their work.
authors.affiliation: American Academy of Family Physicians, Leawood, KS, USA.
authors.forename: Stanley M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Kozakowski
authors.affiliation: Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine at Marshall University, Huntington, WV, USA.
authors.forename: Kimberly
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Becher
authors.affiliation: University of Alabama at Birmingham Huntsville Family Medicine Residency Program, Huntsville, AL, USA.
authors.forename: Tate
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hinkle
authors.affiliation: East Tennessee State University Quillen College of Medicine, Johnson City, TN, USA.
authors.forename: Reid
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Blackwelder
authors.affiliation: American Academy of Family Physicians, Leawood, KS, USA.
authors.forename: Clifton
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Knight
authors.affiliation: American Academy of Family Physicians, Leawood, KS, USA.
authors.forename: Ashley
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bentley
authors.affiliation: Prairie Village, KS, USA.
authors.forename: Perry A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Pugno
mesh_terms: D002321:Career Choice; D005194:Family Practice / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D010821:Physicians, Family / Q000193:education*; D012577:Schools, Medical; D013337:Students, Medical; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires