A branch of medicine concerned with the total health of the individual within the home environment and in the community, and with the application of comprehensive care to the prevention and treatment of illness in the entire community.
Pastoral Care
Counseling or comfort given by ministers, priests, rabbis, etc., to those in need of help with emotional problems or stressful situations.
Curriculum
A course of study offered by an educational institution.
Education, Medical, Graduate
Educational programs for medical graduates entering a specialty. They include formal specialty training as well as academic work in the clinical and basic medical sciences, and may lead to board certification or an advanced medical degree.
Education, Medical
Use for general articles concerning medical education.
Family Practice
A medical specialty concerned with the provision of continuing, comprehensive primary health care for the entire family.