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 2,390 practicing family doctors. Broken out by city, family practice doctor density in Alcoa is 31, in Athens is 22, in Bartlett is 31, in Brentwood is 43, in Bristol is 53, in Camden is 16, in Carthage is 17, in Centerville is 2, in Chattanooga is 134, in Clarksville is 41, in Cleveland is 42, in Clinton is 19, in Collierville is 33, in Cookeville is 30, in Covington is 26, in Crossville is 18, in Dayton is 23, in Dickson is 21, in Dyersburg is 16, in Elizabethton is 31, in Erwin is 20, in Etowah is 13, in Franklin is 51, in Gallatin is 18, in Gatlinburg is 2, in Gleason is 1, in Goodlettsville is 23, in Gordonsville is 6, in Greeneville is 53, in Harriman is 21, in Hendersonville is 26, in Hohenwald is 8, in Jackson is 96, in Jasper is 12, in Jefferson City is 25, in Jellico is 20, in Johnson City is 100, in Jonesborough is 14, in Kingsport is 130, in Kingston is 6, in Knoxville is 227, in La Follette is 20, in Lawrenceburg is 14, in Lebanon is 21, in Lenoir City is 22, in Lewisburg is 9, in Lexington is 13, in Linden is 3, in Loretto is 2, in Loudon is 6, in Louisville is 7, in Madisonville is 12, in Maryville is 26, in Maynardville is 3, in Mckenzie is 4, in Mcminnville is 8, in Memphis is 220, in Milan is 12, in Millington is 12, in Monteagle is 1, in Mount Juliet is 5, 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 30, in Oliver Springs is 7, in Oneida is 15, in Paris is 12, in Pigeon Forge is 6, in Pikeville is 8, in Portland is 14, in Pulaski is 9, in Ripley is 8, in Rockwood is 9, in Rogersville is 22, in Rutledge is 3, in Saltillo is 2, in Savannah is 11, in Selmer is 12, in Sevierville is 28, in Shelbyville is 18, in Signal Mountain is 2, in Smithville is 9, in Smyrna is 24, in Somerville is 11, in South Pittsburg is 3, in Spring Hill is 27, in Springfield is 16, in Sweetwater is 13, in Tazewell is 8, in Tellico Plains is 6, in Trezevant is 1, in Union City is 17, in Wartburg is 11, in Westmoreland is 4, in White Pine is 9, in Winchester is 15, 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.