It's somewhat of a paradox, but having a specialty can offer physicians more career options - if that specialty is family practice. Many family physicians concentrate on different clinical interests, such as geriatrics, sports medicine, or adolescent medicine. Perhaps the most beneficial aspect is that family practice offers geographic flexibility. Family physicians are needed everywhere, in cities and rural areas, and from the East Coast to the West Coast. Focused specialties generally require densely populated areas to build an adequate patient base.
Family practice is the flexible specialty.
Your career goals are yours alone. If a medical career interests you because you care about all people, regardless of age, disease, and background, then family practice may be for you. It offers the diversity, involvement, and flexibility you probably want.