Primary care md vs family medicine physician

The differences between primary care mds and family medicine physicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both an primary care md and a family medicine physician. Additionally, an primary care md has an average salary of $320,332, which is higher than the $217,942 average annual salary of a family medicine physician.

The top three skills for an primary care md include primary care, EMR and suturing. The most important skills for a family medicine physician are patients, primary care, and urgent care.

Primary care md vs family medicine physician overview

	Primary Care MD	Family Medicine Physician
Yearly salary	$320,332	$217,942
Hourly rate	$154.01	$104.78
Growth rate	7%	7%
Number of jobs	95,564	73,309
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 44%	Doctoral Degree, 44%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

Primary care md vs family medicine physician salary

Primary care mds and family medicine physicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Primary Care MD	Family Medicine Physician
Average salary	$320,332	$217,942
Salary range	Between $159,000 And $643,000	Between $141,000 And $336,000
Highest paying City	-	Fargo, ND
Highest paying state	-	Vermont
Best paying company	-	Yuma Regional Medical Center
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between primary care md and family medicine physician education

There are a few differences between an primary care md and a family medicine physician in terms of educational background:

	Primary Care MD	Family Medicine Physician
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 44%	Doctoral Degree, 44%
Most common major	Nursing	Medicine
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	Duke University

Primary care md vs family medicine physician demographics

Here are the differences between primary care mds' and family medicine physicians' demographics:

	Primary Care MD	Family Medicine Physician
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 35.8% Female, 64.2%	Male, 51.4% Female, 48.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 5.2% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 9.6% Asian, 19.1% White, 61.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	Black or African American, 5.3% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 9.8% Asian, 19.0% White, 61.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	13%	13%

Differences between primary care md and family medicine physician duties and responsibilities

Primary care md example responsibilities.

Monitor and manage patient medical records in compliance with HIPPA.
Perform minor medical procedures like EKG, phlebotomy, vaccination e.t.c.
Identify opportunities for improvement and work with hospital staff/management to eliminate barriers physicians and their patients face when accessing hospital services.
Monitor and manage patient medical records in compliance with HIPPA.

Family medicine physician example responsibilities.

Obtain information about clients' medical history, drug history, complaints and allergies.
Implement integrated practice management and EHR system.
Perform EKG's, glucose, A1C, and urine testing.
Send referrals, enter referrals in epic system.
Perform clinical evaluation, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of outpatients
Assist ATC's with first aid, evaluation, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries.

Primary care md vs family medicine physician skills

Common primary care md skills

Primary Care, 58%
EMR, 23%
Suturing, 7%
Acute Care, 6%
Test Results, 3%
EKG, 1%

Common family medicine physician skills

Patients, 34%
Primary Care, 20%
Urgent Care, 14%
Internal Medicine, 6%
Health System, 5%
Surgery, 3%

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