A View from Cheyenne Mountain: Generation III’s Perspective of Keystone III

The Article in Brief

A View From Cheyenne Mountain: Generation III's Perspective of Keystone III

Elizabeth Steiner , and colleagues

Background This is an archival report from the youngest generation of participants in the Keystone III conference, held in October 2000. The conference stimulated the Future of Family Medicine Project and, in turn, influenced the genesis of the patient-centered medical home movement that has been at the forefront of family medicine's reform efforts over the past decade.

What This Study Found At the turn of the 21st century, newer family physicians were committed to perpetuating core values of family medicine, including a commitment to whole person care, a wide scope of practice and community health. They were shaped by new influences as well, such as diversity, changing practice demands, and technology.

Implications

• According to the authors, despite the changes in family medicine over the decades, it remained a viable and vibrant specialty.