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Family medicine, in common with most other medical specialties, is passing through a period of lively debate concerning its course and development. This paper discusses that portion of the debate attempting to define the function of the family physician in overseeing the comprehensive and continuing health care of patients and their families. One consequence of such a definition is the need to understand thoroughly the family in its functional role as a social unit. This knowledge of the family unit will affect some aspects of the practice of family medicine. Some of our approaches to training practitioners in this challenging field are outlined.
家庭医学与大多数其他医学专业一样,正处于一个活跃的辩论阶段,讨论其发展方向。本文讨论了该辩论的一部分,旨在定义家庭医生在监督患者及其家庭的全面和持续健康护理方面的作用。这种定义的一个结果是需要彻底了解家庭作为社会单位的功能角色。对家庭单位的这种了解将影响家庭医学实践的某些方面。本文概述了我们在这个充满挑战的领域培训从业者的一些方法。