In an editorial entitled,“Assessing Clinical Discoveries,” 1 Ian McWhinney challenged the
Annals and other journals to make space for novel ideas that are grounded in the wisdom of …

The length of articles should be based on the degree to which the paper makes a novel
contribution to the field and the nature of the research design and method.(See the revised …

Perry Dickinson, MD: We are proud to have as our presenters today a group of our most
outstanding leaders in family practice research, each an active member of this organization …

John W. Gardner Family medicine research has undergone a vast transformation during the
past 2 decades. We can attest to this as family physicians whose careers in research span …

The specialty of family medicine has made great strides over the past 5 decades and now
includes a significant number of outstanding practicing physicians and residency programs …

Science and investigation are core activities in family medicine. Katerndahl reminds us:“As
with Will Pickles, Edward Jenner, James MacKenzie, and Curtis Hames, we are part of a …

The genesis of modern family medicine did not include a strong consideration of research.
After World War II, considerable resources were allocated to medical care. This was a period …

3 graphical, financial or disciplinary boundaries. The print version is available by
subscription and is free to members of the sponsoring organizations. The Annals of Family …

Research in primary care is essential because clinical care must be based on research
evidence, and the evidence base for the majority of care for the population cannot be …

Journal of American Board of Family Medicine continues a decades-long analysis of
research in family medicine. It almost seems that doing research about doing research is …