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. 2024 Apr 12;12(Suppl 3):e002829.
doi: 10.1136/fmch-2024-002829.

Storylines of family medicine XII: family medicine and the healthcare system

William B Ventres  1 , Leslie A Stone  2 , Jeannette E South-Paul  3 , Kendall M Campbell  4 , Aerial R Petty  5 , Hima Ekanadham  6 , Kurt C Stange  7 , Rebecca S Etz  8 , William L Miller  9   10 , Robert L Ferrer  11 , Marianna Kong  12 , Thomas Bodenheimer  12 , Roger Strasser  13 , Sharon C M Reece  14 , Joshua Freeman  15 , John M Westfall  16
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Storylines of family medicine XII: family medicine and the healthcare system

William B Ventres et al. Fam Med Community Health. .

Abstract

Storylines of Family Medicine is a 12-part series of thematically linked mini-essays with accompanying illustrations that explore the many dimensions of family medicine, as interpreted by individual family physicians and medical educators in the USA and elsewhere around the world. In 'XII: Family medicine and the future of the healthcare system', authors address the following themes: 'Leadership in family medicine', 'Becoming an academic family physician', 'Advocare-our call to act', 'The paradox of primary care and three simple rules', 'The quadruple aim-melding the patient and the health system', 'Fit-for-purpose medical workforce', 'Universal healthcare-coverage for all', 'The futures of family medicine' and 'The 100th essay.' May readers of these essays feel empowered to be part of family medicine's exciting future.

Keywords: Family Medicine; General Practice; Health Care Reform; Health Workforce; Primary Health Care.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

Figures

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Figure 1
Leadership: fostering engaged followership.
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Figure 2
Inspiring students through academic family medicine.
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Figure 3
Advocate: a brief etymology.
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Figure 4
Generalist care: putting three simple rules into practice.
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Figure 5
The quadruple aim: elements of a high-functioning healthcare system.
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Figure 6
Fit-for-purpose: a robust primary healthcare (PHC) system.
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Figure 7
Health system performance versus healthcare spending. Adapted with permission. GDP, gross domestic product.
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Figure 8
Family medicine: building the future.
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The future Is in your hands.
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