Bartel Family Medicine Clinic

10 of the Best (and 5 of the Worst) Hospitals

Going to a great hospital can make all the difference when you need care. This list makes it easy to see how your local hospital stacks up.

10 Horrifying Things Doctors Don't Tell You

As a modern culture, we tend to put our faith wholeheartedly in doctors. They're the experts, and more often than not we take their advice without question

Are physical examinations by family doctors still needed?

Are you wondering if an annual or regular physical examination is still necessary? A new study reveals that it’s an integral part of relationship-centered care and detection of diseases early on.

Why I Almost Fired My Doctor

Was I going to risk my longevity to avoid hurting my doctor’s feelings? I needed a physician I respected and trusted.

9 Health Rules That Doctors Never Break

Top doctors share the best health tips and health advice they themselves follow to prevent skin cancer and breast cancer, reduce back pain, prevent stress and more.

Tips For Becoming Healthier As A Family

Learn how to live and maintain an active and healthy lifestyle for the whole family.

Northwest Family Medicine: What is Integrated Medicine?

No, I'm not settling for family medicine

This is family medicine, and it's not for the weak of mind or faint of heart.

Yes, I am a Rhodes Scholar who is "just" a family doctor. Here's why.

Yes, I am a family doctor. And I couldn’t be prouder of my choice.

The most important aspect to a young doctor's financial plan

The most important aspect of a sound financial plan for a young physician is a date with your spouse.

Barton Associates: Who Is Choosing to Work in Family Medicine?

For the first time in years, primary care is beginning to draw more young talent. Who is choosing to make the switch? And why are they doing

Medical education gets a lifeline

Medical students, trained mostly in highly specialised urban tertiary care environments and using their internship period to prepare for multiple post-graduate entrance examinations across the country, emerge unsuited for managing common medical conditions

Choosing family over medicine: Why I decided to leave clinical medicine

It is disappointing that in today’s world, negative attitudes exist regarding a physician mother’s work ethic or need to “make up” for time lost while she was gone.

Financial tips that resident physicians need to know [PODCAST]

Altelisha Taylor is a family medicine resident and can be reached at Career Money Moves. She shares her story and discusses her KevinMD article, "3 ways the wealthy increase their net worth."

Is medicine really a model family-friendly profession?

These pockets of family-friendliness haven't come from deliberate efforts to support women in the workplace.

Should the conscience rights of medical practitioners be protected?

In their written responses, several readers invoked the Hippocratic Oath, from which the phrase “first do no harm” is derived.