JOHN S. MILLIS In 1966 the Citizens Commission on Graduate Medical Education observed that the explosive growth in biomedical science and the consequent increase in medical skill and technology of the twentieth century had made it possible for physicians to respond to the episodes of illness of patients with an ever-increasing effectiveness, but that the increase in knowledge and technology had forced most physicians to concentrate upon a disease entity, an organ or organ system, or a particular mode of diagnosis or therapy. As a result there had been a growing lack of continuing and comprehensive patient care. The Commission expressed the opinion that "Now, in order to bring medicine's enhanced diagnostic and therapeutic powers fully to the benefit of society, it is necessary to have many physicians who can put medicine together again. "! The Commission proceeded to recommend the education and training of sub­ stantial numbers of Primary Physicians who would, by assuming primary responsi­ bility for the patient's welfare in sickness and in health, provide continuing and comprehensive health care to the citizens of the United States. In 1978 it is clear that the recommendation has been accepted by the public, the medical profession, and medical education. There has been a vigorous response in the development of family medicine and in the fields of internal medicine, pediatrics, and obstetrics. One is particularly impressed by the wide acceptance on the part of medical students of the concept of the primary physician. Dr. John S.

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1. The Family Physician.- 2. The History of Family Practice.- 3. What It's Like To Be a Family Physician.- 4. The Family Physician's Responsibilities.- 5. Family Medicine Education.- 6. The Biomedical Sciences.- 7. The Clinical Sciences.- 8. The Family Practice Residency.- 9. Continuing Education.- 10. The Family Practice Library.- 11. The American Board of Family Practice.- 12. Patient Education.- 13. Longitudinal Care.- 14. Home Care.- 15. Hospital Care.- 16. Nursing Home and Extended Care.- 17. The Health Care Team.- 18. The Physician-Patient Relationship.- 19. The Years from Birth to Puberty.- 20. The Adolescent Years.- 21. The Young Adult.- 22. The Middle Years.- 23. The Later Years.- 24. The Family.- 25. The Physician-Family Relationship.- 26. The Impact of Illness on the Family.- 27. The Family in Crisis.- 28. The Family, the Hospital, and the Family Physician.- 29. Death and Bereavement.- 30. Behavioral Science.- 31. Compliance.- 32. Drug Use and Abuse.- 33. Nutritional Counseling.- 34. Behavioral Problems of Childhood.- 35. Premarital and Marital Counseling.- 36. Human Sexuality.- 37. Chronic Illness.- 38. The Clinical Content of Family Medicine.- 39. Communication.- 40. Problem Differentiation.- 41. Problem Solving.- 42. Symptoms and the Medical History.- 43. Patient Profile.- 44. Physical Diagnosis.- 45. Laboratory Diagnosis.- 46. Office Laboratory.- 47. Electrocardiography.- 48. Roentgenography, Nuclear Imaging, and Ultrasonography.- 49. Allergy.- 50. Cardiovascular Medicine.- 51. Dermatology.- 52. Emergency Medicine.- 53. Endocrinology.- 54. Environmental Medicine.- 55. Gastroenterology.- 56. Geriatric Medicine.- 57. Hematology.- 58. Nephrology.- 59. Neurology and Neurosurgery.- 60. Obstetrics and Gynecology.- 61. Oncology.- 62. Ophthalmology.- 63. Oral Surgery.- 64. Orthopaedics.- 65. Otorhinolaryngology.- 66. Pediatrics.- 67. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.- 68. Plastic Surgery.- 69. Psychiatry.- 70. Pulmonary Medicine.- 71. Rheumatology.- 72. Surgery.- 73. Urology.- 74. Career Alternatives.- 75. Planning a Private Practice.- 76. Practice Management.- 77. Record and Code Systems.- 78. Caring for the Patient.- 79. Research.- 80. Preventive Medicine.- 81. Occupational Health and Industrial Medicine.- 82. School Health.- 83. Sports Medicine.- 84. Community Resources.- 85. Government and Third Party Payers.- 86. Legal Aspects of Family Practice.- 87. Medical Ethics.- 88. Peer Review.- 89. Family Practice in the United States.- 90. Family Practice in Canada.- 91. Family/General Practice in the United Kingdom.- 92. Family and General Practice around the World.- 93. The Challenges to Family Practice.- 94. The Family Physician of the Future.