Stories Notebook about the Fundamental Concepts in Family Medicine: Continuity, The Fable of The River with Meanders

Abstract

Conceptual systematization in the specialty of Family Medicine/ General Medicine has not matched with practice. However, it is not until that the conceptual heritage of Family Medicine, is ordered, systematized and fully clarified when it can begin the real practical work. Therefore, it is necessary to achieve more meaningful representations of the fundamental concepts of Family Medicine, and facilitate the transfer of these to clinical practice. But, these concepts can be difficult to understand and explain, even for experienced physicians in the specialty [1-4]. Thus, we propose the following concepts of Family Medicine/General Medicine, which we think are the main: