The goal of residency training is to become a capable family physician with good interpersonal and technical skills. To achieve this goal you need a lot of direct patient responsibility, ample numbers of patients from all levels of society, and supervision by knowledgeable faculty. The Baylor Family Medicine Residency Program offers all of these.
Family physicians specialize in being generalists.
They evaluate the full spectrum of patients' health problems, treat most of them, and refer a few to specialists with more narrow fields of expertise. They are responsible for making sound diagnostic and treatment decisions based on current medical information. Family physicians inquire about the stresses and transitions of life, and about other family members. Family physicians routinely consider the interaction between family factors and the health of family members. Family physicians serve as patient advocates, explaining the causes, contexts, and implications of illness, as well as being advisors and confidants for individuals and whole families.