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Doctors in First Choice Medical Associates

	Dr. Suzanne O Kim, MD Family Practitioner	Highlights Patients' Choice Award	Rate - Profile
	Dr. Pamela R Kushner, MD General Practitioner, Family Practitioner	Highlights Patients' Choice Award 4 star hospital	Rate - Profile
	Dr. Caren H Chen, MD Internist, Family Practitioner	Highlights Rated 4 stars by patients 4 star hospital 4 star medical school	Rate - Profile

First Choice Medical Associates Doctor Ratings

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Based on 24 Ratings

The average wait time to see a doctor at First Choice Medical Associates as provided by patient reviews is 21 minutes. By comparison, the national average for a pre-vist wait time is 21 minutes.

First Choice Medical Associates Summary

Awards Patients' Choice Award Compassionate Doctor Recognition	Medical Schools Attended Drexel University University of California at Irvine Memorial Medical Center
Hospital Affiliations Anaheim Memorial Medical Center Saddleback Memorial Medical Center Earl & Loraine Miller Childrens Hospital Long Beach Memorial Medical Center Los Alamitos Medical Center St. Joseph Hospital - Orange	Languages Spoken Spanish Hebrew
Specialist Family Practitioner General Practitioner Internist	Insurances Accepted United Healthcare Humana USA H & W Network CaIOPTIMA Great-West Healthcare Cigna

Information about Group Practices

What is a Group Practice?

According to The Medical Group Management Association, a group practice is any relationship between three or more physicians who share facilities, expenses, profits and other resources like support staff and equipment.

Group practices tend to fall into two categories: those that organize around a particular medical specialty, like First Choice Medical Associates who specializes in internal medicine, family medicine, and those that encompass several specialties.

Why Group Practice?

As medicine became more complex in the twentieth century, the need for group practices made more sense. Physicians found it impossible to know everything about the emerging drugs and technologies on the medical landscape. In addition, the cost of providing a full range of diagnostic services, such as tests and X-rays, in one location became prohibitive to the individual practitioner. Hence, doctors from various disciplines began to team together in order to provide more comprehensive care to their community of patients.

Benefits of Group Practice:

• Access to doctors from various disciplines for referrals and advice
• Better coverage on weekends and off-hours
• One-stop clinics for comprehensive care and testing

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First Choice Medical Associates Details

3 are board certified
1 went to a top rated school
21 minutes average wait time
3 are rated on Vitals.com
3 are female
3.61 average overall rating
2 different specialties

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