Physician

A physician is a medical doctor who usually focuses on the non-surgical treatment of patients’ conditions. That is not to say that being a physician is not practical; most specialisms have a unique range of procedures that relate to their specialty. It is common to work in the hospital setting, working in teams of varying sizes. Physicians prevent, diagnose, and treat various diseases in order to improve their patients’ overall health. They are essentially divided into two groups of health practitioners: General Practice Physicians and Specialist Physicians. As their title implicitly states, General Practice Physicians (more commonly referred to as General Practitioners or Family Physicians) are not specialists in just one area of expertise, which means they are able to diagnose and treat general illnesses, but will need to refer patients to Specialist Physicians whenever the disease/disorder needs further medical attention.