Because family medicine is such a customizable specialty, the possibilities are endless. Check out these physician profiles to see the amazing things family physicians do with their careers, including rural medicine, sports medicine, women's care, private and group practice, teaching, research, and more.
Family Medicine
Family Physician Q&As
Physician of the Month - February 2012: DeVry C. Anderson, MD
DeVry C. Anderson, MD, started his career as a military surgeon, completing an internship in orthopedic surgery before serving in the military. He went back to complete a family medicine residency in 2009 and now serves as a military surgeon for the Warrior Transition Brigade, Fort Hood, TX, and as owner and chief medical officer for Quick Care Walk In Clinic, North Austin, TX. Dr. Anderson uses his training for the management of simple fractures and common sports injuries, occasionally working the sidelines for high school sporting events. He also has Federal Aviation Administration designation as an Aviation Medical Examiner, which allows him to offer health care to both military and civilian pilots. Through his two practices, he is able to serve two very distinct medical communities. At his military practice, Dr. Anderson focuses on full-spectrum adult medicine and flight medicine, often seeing issues common to pilots, soldiers and veterans returning from war, including behavioral health and sports injury components coupled with routine health maintenance and screening. The Quick Care clinic services a predomantly Spanish-speaking and underserved population, and the care is focused on urgent care medicine, patient education and access to care for a population that might otherwise only be able to utilize the emergency room for routine care.
Dr. Jen Brull - October 2011
-- Q&A with Jen Brull, MD, of Prairie Star Family Practice, Plainville, Kan. Dr. Brull is a family physician in a rural community, and also has a special interest in health information technology and quality improvement.
Dr. Jay W. Lee - November 2011
-- Q&A with Jay W. Lee, MD, MPH, assistant program director and director of health policy at the Long Beach Memorial Family Medicine Residency Program. Dr. Lee is also a prominent social media presence on behalf of family medicine and is involved in the Family Medicine Revolution movement.
Dr. Beverly Flowers Jordan - December 2011
-- Q&A with Beverly Flowers Jordan, MD, FAAFP, a new physician in the fifth year of her career and already very active in her practice, her community and family medicine leaders. Dr. Jordan is part of a four-physician practice, Professional Medical Associates, in Enterprise, Alabama, and treats patients from the community and its surrounding rural areas, as well as from a local military base. Dr. Jordan also holds a certificate of added qualification in sports medicine.
Dr. Fred Rottnek - January 2012
-- Q&A with Fred Rottnek, MD, MAHCM, a full-time faculty member at Saint Louis University and the Saint Louis County Department of Health's Medical Director for Corrections Medicine. Dr. Rottnek is also involved in homeless health care and serves as medical director for the Area Health Education Center (AHEC). In addition to his medical degree, Dr. Rottnek holds a Master of Arts in Health Care Mission.
Dr. DeVry C. Anderson - February 2012
-- Q&A with DeVry C. Anderson, MD, a family physician who uses his skills as a military surgeon for the Warrior Transition Brigade, Fort Hood, TX, and as owner and chief medical offer of Quick Care Walk In Clinic in North Austin, TX. Through his two roles Dr. Anderson serves two distinctly different patient populations, and also works to manage the fusion of the patient-centered medical home and urgent care models into his practices.
