Resident physician vs family physician

The differences between resident physicians and family physicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a family physician has an average salary of $215,471, which is higher than the $164,598 average annual salary of a resident physician.

The top three skills for a resident physician include patients, family medicine and medical education. The most important skills for a family physician are patients, family medicine, and primary care.

Resident physician vs family physician overview

	Resident Physician	Family Physician
Yearly salary	$164,598	$215,471
Hourly rate	$79.13	$103.59
Growth rate	7%	7%
Number of jobs	43,775	47,352
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Doctoral Degree, 47%	Doctoral Degree, 36%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	-	4

What does a resident physician do?

A Resident Physician participates in a program of graduate medical education and training in a specialized area of medicine. They work with other members of the healthcare team to provide direct medical care to patients.

What does a family physician do?

A family physician specializes in providing health care services to an entire family, regardless of age, health condition, or gender. Aside from conducting regular check-ups and consultations, they serve as a family's primary contact when health problems occur. Among their responsibilities include maintaining a family's health records, helping families navigate through the healthcare system, coordinating with insurance companies, and referring them to other specialists when necessary. Moreover, a family physician builds positive relationships with clients, helping them feel comfortable every step of the way.

Resident physician vs family physician salary

Resident physicians and family physicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Resident Physician	Family Physician
Average salary	$164,598	$215,471
Salary range	Between $78,000 And $344,000	Between $135,000 And $342,000
Highest paying City	Worcester, MA	Mount Vernon, WA
Highest paying state	Alaska	Vermont
Best paying company	Baptist Health Care	Oregon Medical Group
Best paying industry	Health Care	Health Care

Differences between resident physician and family physician education

There are a few differences between a resident physician and a family physician in terms of educational background:

	Resident Physician	Family Physician
Most common degree	Doctoral Degree, 47%	Doctoral Degree, 36%
Most common major	Medicine	Medicine
Most common college	Duke University	University of Virginia

Resident physician vs family physician demographics

Here are the differences between resident physicians' and family physicians' demographics:

	Resident Physician	Family Physician
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 53.1% Female, 46.9%	Male, 42.2% Female, 57.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 5.0% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 9.3% Asian, 23.5% White, 57.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	Black or African American, 5.2% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 9.7% Asian, 19.1% White, 61.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	13%	13%

Differences between resident physician and family physician duties and responsibilities

Resident physician example responsibilities.

Provide overall quality prenatal health care, gynecological services, patient triage, refer patients with complications, provide patient education service
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Family physician example responsibilities.

Manage complicated and often difficult to control chronic medical conditions in patients with limit resources.
Examine patients, using medical instruments and equipment; elicit and record information about patient's medical history.
Perform hematology, chemistry and immunology screen test to provide immediate results for diagnosis.
Provide overall quality prenatal health care, gynecological services, patient triage, refer patients with complications, provide patient education service
Case, endotracheal intubation and artificial mechanical ventilation to which it require, bladder catheterizations rectal and nasogastric.

Resident physician vs family physician skills

Common resident physician skills

Patients, 24%
Family Medicine, 13%
Medical Education, 6%
Primary Care, 6%
Internal Medicine, 5%
Psychiatry, 3%

Common family physician skills

Patients, 28%
Family Medicine, 26%
Primary Care, 15%
Urgent Care, 8%
EMR, 7%
Internal Medicine, 3%

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