This article discusses a principle in family medicine that encourages viewing clinical practice as defined patient groups, suggesting a shift in approach.
By urging us to view our clinical practice as a defined group of patients, Dr Ian McWhinney articulated a fourth forward-thinking principle of family medicine. This approach was ahead of its time and introduced 2 ideas that, at the time, did—and continue to—cut against the grain of ordinary
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