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. Idaho has 733 practicing family doctors. Broken out by city, family practice doctor density in Aberdeen is 4, in American Falls is 6, in Ammon is 2, in Arco is 2, in Ashton is 1, in Atlanta is 1, in Avery is 1, in Blackfoot is 17, in Boise is 170, in Bonners Ferry is 13, in Buhl is 7, in Burley is 20, in Caldwell is 18, in Cascade is 3, in Chubbuck is 2, in Clark Fork is 1, in Coeur D Alene is 72, in Cottonwood is 9, in Council is 2, in Downey is 2, in Driggs is 8, in Eagle is 12, in Emmett is 11, in Fairfield is 5, in Firth is 2, in Fort Hall is 1, in Fruitland is 2, in Garden Valley is 1, in Glenns Ferry is 2, in Gooding is 6, in Grand View is 1, in Grangeville is 6, in Hagerman is 2, in Hailey is 10, in Hayden is 9, in Hayden Lake is 3, in Homedale is 3, in Idaho Falls is 46, in Jerome is 16, in Kamiah is 2, in Kellogg is 12, in Kendrick is 1, in Ketchum is 6, in Kuna is 3, in Lava Hot Springs is 2, in Lewiston is 22, in Mackay is 2, in Malad City is 2, in Mccall is 8, in Melba is 2, in Meridian is 40, in Middleton is 1, in Montpelier is 3, in Moscow is 24, in Mountain Home is 5, in Mountain Home Afb is 5, in Nampa is 35, in New Plymouth is 2, in Orofino is 10, in Osburn is 2, in Payette is 10, in Pinehurst is 1, in Plummer is 4, in Pocatello is 42, in Ponderay is 3, in Post Falls is 56, in Potlatch is 1, in Preston is 4, in Priest River is 3, in Rathdrum is 9, in Rexburg is 20, in Rigby is 11, in Rupert is 10, in Saint Anthony is 1, in Saint Maries is 10, in Salmon is 6, in Sandpoint is 16, in Shelley is 2, in Shoshone is 2, in Soda Springs is 3, in Spirit Lake is 1, in Terreton is 1, in Troy is 11, in Twin Falls is 30, in Victor is 5, in Wallace is 3, in Weiser is 8, in Wendell is 5, and in Wilder is 1.

Idaho achieved statehood 1890, and its capital city is Boise. The recent boom of science and technology has superseded agriculture and tourism as the state’s primary resource. Visit the Idaho State Historical Society or the Morrison Center for the Performing Arts in Boise, or tour the Warhawk Air Museum in Nampa. Places to see in Idaho include a mountain resort, a mining-era town, the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail, or the Ernest Hemingway Memorial.

According to 2005 Census estimates, Idaho has a population of 1,429,096. Of this population, 365,765 are under the age of 18 and 163,142 are at or above the age of 65.