Primary Care, General Physician, Family Doctor: Understanding Related But Confusing Professional Titles
Walk into any medical office or hospital, and one of the first things they ask is "What is the name of your primary care physician?" Maybe they phrase it differently and ask about your family doctor, or maybe they want to know who your general physician (or GP) is. It gets confusing because no one is using the same phrase. What is what and who is who, when it comes to doctors?