I look forward to working with you during the upcoming legislative session. As a family physician who lives and practices in your district, I would like to offer to serve as a resource to you on health care issues. As you may know, family medicine is a board certified medical specialty. Like many other physician specialties, family physicians complete an intensive three-year residency program after graduation from medical school. Family physicians are trained to focus on the whole person and entire family not just a single body system, specific disease, gender or age group.
Family physicians provide high quality, cost effective care.
In addition to the information I can provide as a family physician from your area, as a member of the Ohio and American Academies of Family Physicians, I am also able to draw upon their research and expertise. The American Academy of Family Physicians is the national association of family doctors and is one of America s largest medical organizations with 93,100 members in all 50 states. The Ohio Academy of Family Physicians has over 4,100 family physician, family practice residents and medical student members who work to shape health care in Ohio through advocacy. Please know that I am available as a resource to assist you as you deal with important health care issues. Again congratulations on your recent election and best wishes as you begin the important work of the people of Ohio.