History
Family Practice is the medical specialty which provides continuing and comprehensive health care for the individual and family. It is the specialty in breadth which integrates the biological, clinical, and behavioral sciences. The scope of family practice encompasses care of all ages (i.e. newborns to elderly), both sexes, and virtually all disease entities. The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) maintains responsibility for determining the principles, philosophy, content and scope of family practice, as well as establishing the definition of both the