A primary care physician may be an internist, a family practitioner, a pediatrician, or a general practitioner. Family doctors are broadly trained to handle most illnesses in patients of all ages.
Pediatricians specialize in internal medical care for children.
General practitioners are also considered family doctors and can care for people of all ages. General practitioners are usually physicians who trained before the late 1960 s, when a three-year training program in general medicine was in place. Nurse practitioners are registered nurses with advanced training who provide health care for patients of all ages. All Rights Reserved.