Substantial efforts to redesign health care delivery are underway in the United States,
including primary care, without attention to what has historically been known as “the …

The Keystone IV Conference was a touchstone moment for multigenerational conversations
regarding our health care system and an opportunity to reconnect with the values of …

A group of senior leaders from the early generation of academic family medicine reflect on
the meaning of being a personal physician, based on their own clinical experiences and as …

Having a strong relationship with a personal physician can improve patient health outcomes.
Yet achieving and sustaining this type of patient-physician relationship is often not possible …

This commentary examines what it might look like to be countercultural in the current era of
health care change, and asks what we should hold onto and what we should let go of as we …

As a person invested in personal doctoring, what promises are you willing to make about
when and where you will “be there” for others? Attendees of the G. Gayle Stephens …

After two years of intensive study, in 2004 the Future of Family Medicine report concluded
that the current US health care system is inadequate and unsustainable, and called for …

Family Medicine residency programs must change substantially to prepare for new family
physicians a model of practice for the 21st century. This article describes 10 essential skills …

▪ Doctors and patients alike are saddened and angered by the distance that increasingly
interferes with their interactions. Two complementary strategies may enhance the human …

Electronic health records. Smart phones. Near-uni-versal broad-band Internet access.
Asynchronous communication. Electronic visits. Telemedicine. Patient-centered primary …