The Future of Family Medicine: A Collaborative Project of the Family Medicine Community
The Annals of Family MedicinePublished 1 March 2004Open access
James Martin, Robert F. Avant, Marjorie A. Bowman, John R Bucholtz, John R. Dickinson, Kenneth L. Evans
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The study concluded that the discipline needs to oversee the training of family physicians who are committed to excellence, steeped in the core values of the discipline, competent to provide family medicine’s basket of services within the New Model, and capable of adapting to varying patient needs and changing care technologies.
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The leadership of US family medicine organizations is committed to a transformative process. In partnership with others, this process has the potential to integrate health care to improve the health of all Americans.
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