Family practice is the branch of medicine concerning the total health care of the person and the family. A family practice physician can have a varied and extensive medical background, including internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, psychiatry, and geriatrics. A family physician has the skills and knowledge to provide care and health maintenance education for all ages. This physician is trained to diagnose and treat each member of the family, no matter what the problem.

Physicians in this specialty treat patients suffering from numerous diseases and illnesses, but some of the most common are Emphysema, Broncho-Esophagology, Pneumonia, Osteoarthritis , Bronchitis, cystic fibrosis, Asthma, pectus excavatum, osteoporosis, infection, Diabetes, cancer, Acne, Alzheimer's disease, Hypertension, Autism, Yeast infection, Strep throat, Anemia, and Aneurysm.

Once properly diagnosed, practitioners can perform numerous procedures on patients including wart removal and mole removal.

To diagnose patients with possible illnesses and diseases, specialists will often perform one of many tests including Bone density test, FAA-Flight Physicial, physicial / check up, physicial, biopsy, Computed Axial Tomography (CT or CAT Scan), Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG), ultrasound, x-ray, Blood Test, Upper GI (Barium Swallow), stool test, Lower GI (Barium Enema), electrolyte test, microbiological culture, and pH probe test.

Doctor density varies by specialty and location. Tennessee has 2,405 practicing family doctors. Broken out by city, family practice doctor density in Adamsville is 7, in Alcoa is 31, in Athens is 22, in Bartlett is 31, in Bluff City is 11, in Brentwood is 44, in Bristol is 60, in Camden is 16, in Carthage is 17, in Centerville is 2, in Chattanooga is 138, in Clarksville is 40, in Cleveland is 40, in Clifton is 1, in Clinton is 19, in Collierville is 29, in Cookeville is 31, in Covington is 26, in Crossville is 19, in Dayton is 22, in Dickson is 19, in Dyersburg is 16, in Elizabethton is 35, in Erwin is 18, in Etowah is 14, in Fayetteville is 17, in Franklin is 48, in Gallatin is 18, in Gatlinburg is 2, in Gleason is 1, in Goodlettsville is 22, in Gordonsville is 6, in Greeneville is 53, in Harriman is 23, in Hendersonville is 25, in Hohenwald is 8, in Jackson is 97, in Jasper is 12, in Jefferson City is 25, in Jellico is 21, in Johnson City is 105, in Jonesborough is 16, in Kingsport is 127, in Kingston is 6, in Knoxville is 228, in La Follette is 21, in Lawrenceburg is 14, in Lebanon is 19, in Lenoir City is 21, in Lewisburg is 11, in Linden is 3, in Loretto is 2, in Loudon is 6, in Louisville is 7, in Madisonville is 12, in Maryville is 28, in Maynardville is 3, in Mckenzie is 5, in Mcminnville is 10, in Memphis is 219, in Milan is 12, in Millington is 12, in Monteagle is 1, in Mount Juliet is 6, in Munford is 4, in Murfreesboro is 48, in New Tazewell is 4, in Newport is 19, in Nolensville is 1, in Oak Ridge is 32, in Oneida is 13, in Pigeon Forge is 6, in Pikeville is 7, in Portland is 14, in Pulaski is 8, in Ripley is 9, in Rogersville is 25, in Rutledge is 3, in Saltillo is 2, in Savannah is 10, in Selmer is 12, in Sevierville is 29, in Shelbyville is 18, in Signal Mountain is 2, in Smithville is 10, in Smyrna is 25, in Somerville is 11, in South Pittsburg is 4, in Spring Hill is 27, in Springfield is 16, in Sweetwater is 12, in Tazewell is 7, in Trezevant is 1, in Tullahoma is 21, in Union City is 17, in Wartburg is 10, in Westmoreland is 4, in White Pine is 9, in Winchester is 14, and in Woodbury is 7.

Tennessee achieved statehood in 1796, and its capital city is Nashville. Popular sites to visit include Graceland, the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, or a trip on the Lookout Mountain Incline Railway, the steepest passenger train ride in the world. Nashville is home to the famous Grand Ole Opry – but it is only one of hundreds of Nashville entertainment opportunities. Famous Tennesseans: Singers Elvis Presley, Tina Turner and Dolly Parton, Actor Morgan Freeman, and frontiersman Davy Crockett.

According to 2005 Census estimates, Tennessee has a population of 5,962,959. Of this population, 1,364,924 are under the age of 18 and 745,789 are at or above the age of 65.