导言二十年前,我曾有幸与现代家庭医学运动的早期领导者之一、家庭医学教师协会的创始人——Lynn Carmichael有过一面之缘。我当时在家庭医学工作方面还是新人,刚刚结束家庭医学住院医生实习和一项研究项目。Lynn是当时主管家庭医学专业的众多高年资官员中的一位。我还不清楚成为家庭医生意味着什么——这个问题,我在社区工作过程中花了不少时间才弄明白——Lynn的言谈间显示出他深厚的知识积累和理解能力。 Introduction Twenty years ago, I had the privilege of working with Lynn Carmichael, one of the early leaders of the modern family medicine movement, and founder of the Family Medical Teachers Association. I was still a newcomer to family medicine and was just completing an internship in family medicine residency and a research project. Lynn was one of the many senior officers in charge of family medicine at the time. I’m still not sure what it means to be a family doctor - and I spent a lot of time with my community working to figure it out - Lynn’s speech shows his deep knowledge of accumulation and understanding.