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Read our Family Practice profile and job description for individuals interested in a career in Family Practice.  A general Family Practice physician is a physician who specializes in the general primary care of people in all ages.  They are trained and treat in pediatrics, internal medicine, urgent care, emergency medicine and obstetrics.    They are considered many people’s primary care physician, and refer their patients to specialist for further treatment for specific conditions and diseases.  A Family Practice physician typically works long hours but the work can be very rewarding as they are actively a part of the healing process of a person.  The minimum educational training for a Family Practice physician is a four-year bachelors degree, usually in a science, four years of medical school, and three year residency training in family medicine.  Some will further train in obstetrics, occupational medicine or physiatry.  The compensation for a general Family medicine doctor can vary by location, practice setup and many other factors.  The range can be anywhere from  $120,000 to $170,000 a year as an average. A few FP physicians choose to work in various locations in family practice locum tenens jobs.  Please visit Family Doctor.org, HealthWeb  American Board of Family Medicine, and Wikipedia – the free encyclopedia for more job, career and clinical information about Family Practice.