Family Medicine in Times of War.

Wars and conflicts appear to be a fact of life for populations across the globe, often in places where family medicine functions as the backbone of the health care system. In these situations, family physicians are frequently called on to serve in expanded roles and are witnesses to the enormous mental and physical suffering of individuals, families, communities, and populations. This article examines the lessons family medicine can learn from current wars and other terrible conflagrations.

Competing Narratives of Hospital Closure: A Case Study of Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island.

Background: Hospital closures have become commonplace in the United States but remain controversial. Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island was a 294-bed hospital in a disadvantaged community that closed in 2018 amid falling patient volume and rising costs.

Methods: Immersion/crystallization method of qualitative analysis was employed in reviewing semi-structured interviews, public testimony, and public documents.

Storylines of family medicine I: framing family medicine - history, values and perspectives.

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 'I: framing family medicine-history, values, and perspectives', the authors address the following themes: 'Notes on , 'Family medicine-the generalist specialty', 'Family medicine's achievements-a assessment', 'Family medicine's next 50 years-toward filling our glasses', 'Four enduring truths of family medicine', 'Names matter', 'Family medicine at its core' and 'The ecology of medical care.' May readers find much food for thought in these essays.

Primary Care Access for All: A Roadmap for Addressing the Primary Care Crisis in Rhode Island.

Background: Primary care in Rhode Island is in crisis. The dearth of primary care providers is already affecting access to services and the situation is likely to worsen unless major steps are taken. There are inadequate numbers of trainees in primary care medical residencies, nurse practitioner (NP) and physician assistant (PA) training programs who plan to practice primary care in our state.

Using medical storytelling to communicate problems and solutions in the low back pain conundrum: an evidence-based tale of twins.

Objectives: Low back pain (LBP) is the number one cause of disability world-wide. It is also the most expensive area in healthcare. Patient-centered innovations are needed.