family practice in urban areas

[bravotwozero]

I'm just curious,

For all the urban FP doctors out there, what kind of practice do you guys have? Are you doing mostly oupatient office stuff, or hospitalist work, or a combination of hospital + outpatient? What, if any procedural work do you guys do? If you could perhaps mention how big your city is in terms of population, and what kind of practice you're involved in, that'd be really helpful.

The reason I ask is that if I could work as an FM doctor in an urban area, be able to do some procedural work, (joint injections, paracentesis), OR be able to work as a hospitalist, especially in urban Texas, I would be happy with FM as a career choice.

Any input would be appreciated.

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[bravotwozero]

man this forum is dead...

 

[GoodmanBrown]

Not a lot of urban FM docs on the forum?

 

[MJB]

I guess it depends on your definition or urban.

Here in Knoxville, I've seen FP's working as hospitalists, traditional practice, and outpatient only. The outpatient guys actually do a ton of procedural stuff like scopes and stress's, etc.

Granted, Knoxville isn't Chicagoland or anything, but all specialties are represented.