Family Medicine

A Family physician is a board certified physician in Family Medicine - a Family doctor. A doctor who takes care of the whole family. Family doctors are trained in all areas of medicine. We can care for you through all stages of your life, regardless of your age or gender and includes care for your physical, mental and emotional health.

Family doctors aim to build a caring relationship with you and your family. We are responsible for diagnosing and treating acute and chronic illnesses. We provide routine health screenings and counseling on lifestyle changes. And, if you require care from a specialist, we will refer you and help coordinate the referral process.

Principles of Integrative Medicine

• Patient and doctor are partners in the healing process.

• Factors influencing health and disease are taken into consideration, including mind, spirit, body and community.

• Appropriate use of both conventional and non-conventional treatments to facilitate the body's innate healing response.

• Interventions that are less invasive should be used whenever possible.

• Good medicine is based in good science. It is inquiry-driven and open to new paradigms.

• Health promotion and the prevention of illness are paramount.

• Practitioners should exemplify principles of Integrative medicine and commit to self-exploration and self-development.

Integrative Family Medicine

Integrative Family medicine is bridging the best of Family medicine with the Principles of Integrative medicine. This allows us to go beyond what you would expect from a typical primary care practice. We take the time to learn about your life and the way you live it including evaluating your diet, lifestyle and stress. When treating illness, we look for the most effective, least invasive options first. This might mean using Integrative treatments such as acupuncture instead of medication. Or when appropriate, using Integrative treatments together with your current medicines to treat disease.

Comprehensive Whole Person Health Care

As a DPC member or patient of Integrative Osteopathic Family Medicine of Vermont, you get one-on-one access to a board certified Family physician with years of training and experience in conventional and Integrative medicine. Click on the button below to learn more about the benefits of becoming a member and how comprehensive Integrative Family medicine can help you.