The Korean Academy of Family Medicine (KAFM)

Family Medicine is the medical specialty that provides continuing and comprehensive health care for the individual and the family. It is the specialty in breadth that integrates the biologic, clinical, and behavioral sciences. The scope of Family Medicine encompasses all ages, both sexes, each organ system, and every disease entity. The specialty of family Medicine is the result of the evolved and enhanced expression of general medical practice and is defined uniquely within the family context.