%0 Journal Article %A William B. Ventres %T How I Think: Perspectives on Process, People, Politics, and Presence %D 2012 %R 10.3122/jabfm.2012.06.120093 %J The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine %P 930-936 %V 25 %N 6 %X The author, a seasoned midcareer family physician, summarizes his personal practice philosophy as it relates to encounters with patients. By focusing on 3 aspects of care—process issues, people issues, and political issues—he explores the unique characteristics of his clinical decision-making process. He concludes by noting that it is through examination of the question “How do I think in the work I do?” that family physicians can best bring their signature presences to their encounters with patients and their families. %U https://www.jabfm.org/content/jabfp/25/6/930.full.pdf