Category Archives: Family Medicine

A letter written by Dr. N. Benjamin Frederick, a family physician at Penn State/Hershey Medical Center, to Penn State medical students.

John Geyman, MD shares his views on the profession, primary care, and the state of health care in the United States.

Dr. Richard A. Sheff is a family physician, healthcare consultant, and author of Doctor Confidential: Secrets Behind the Veil.

Harvard Medical Student Ishani Ganguli discusses the evolution of the training of primary care physicians. Provided by Kaiser Health News.

Dr. Lauren Simon of Loma Linda University discusses opportunities and considerations for students and physicians in mission service.

A detailed discussion of the volunteer, employment and scholarship opportunities available through the Indian Health Service.

An interview with Dr. Gary Flashner, family physician and Vice President of Medical Content for ExitCare, LLC, whose experience includes serving as staff physician at Yosemite Medical Clinic in Yosemite National Park, California.

SDN readers have responded favorably to our series of “20 Questions” asked of various health care professionals. With this interview of Dr. Gary LeRoy we launch a new series called “Health Care Policy and the Student Doctor”. SDN: Gary, your …

With this interview, Student Doctor Network begins a new series of interviews relating to “community-based medical education” and with it a new forum on this subject. To launch the series, we interviewed Gerard Clancy, MD, the Dean of the newly …

by Elizabeth Losada SDN Staff Writer For many medical students the family medicine clerkship is one of the more enjoyable rotations of third year. Regardless of your intended specialty, the rotation offers the opportunity to work in the outpatient environment. …