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Family Practice - A medical specialty which provides continuing, and comprehensive health care for the individual and family. The scope of family medicine encompasses all ages, both sexes, and every disease entity. (Modified from AAFPP)


Internal Medicine - A medical specialty that focuses on the prevention, detection and treatment of illnesses in adults. (Modified from ACP)


OB/GYN
- A medical specialty that delivers babies and specializes in the prevention, detection, and treatment of diseases of the femal reproductive organs.


Pediatrics
- A medical specialty concerned with the care and development of children and with the prevention and treatment of children's diseases.


Psychiatry
- A medical specialty that specializes in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental illnesses and substance use disorders.

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