Primary care md vs family practitioner

The differences between primary care mds and family practitioners 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 practitioner. Additionally, an primary care md has an average salary of $320,332, which is higher than the $180,399 average annual salary of a family practitioner.

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

Primary care md vs family practitioner overview

	Primary Care MD	Family Practitioner
Yearly salary	$320,332	$180,399
Hourly rate	$154.01	$86.73
Growth rate	7%	7%
Number of jobs	95,564	50,599
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 44%	Bachelor's Degree, 42%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

Primary care md vs family practitioner salary

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

	Primary Care MD	Family Practitioner
Average salary	$320,332	$180,399
Salary range	Between $159,000 And $643,000	Between $90,000 And $359,000
Highest paying City	-	Philadelphia, PA
Highest paying state	-	Florida
Best paying company	-	PeaceHealth
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between primary care md and family practitioner education

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

	Primary Care MD	Family Practitioner
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 44%	Bachelor's Degree, 42%
Most common major	Nursing	Medicine
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	Duke University

Primary care md vs family practitioner demographics

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

	Primary Care MD	Family Practitioner
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 35.8% Female, 64.2%	Male, 40.1% Female, 59.9%
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, 9.9% Asian, 19.0% White, 61.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	13%	13%

Differences between primary care md and family practitioner 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 practitioner example responsibilities.

Manage family health problems, examine patients, perform physical examination.
Manage conditions including diabetes mellitus, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, hypothyroidism, asthma, and GERD.
Provide examination, testing, diagnosis, treatment, referral and follow- up care for newborn through geriatrics.
Provide residential care and emergency medical treatment to incapacitate elderly patients
Operate electrocardiogram equipment to administer diagnostic testing (EKG).
Ensure patient and family understanding of diagnosis treatment and all accompanying relevant information.

Primary care md vs family practitioner skills

Common primary care md skills

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

Common family practitioner skills

Family Medicine, 32%
Patients, 25%
Family Practice, 12%
Internal Medicine, 8%
Urgent Care, 7%
Pediatrics, 6%

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