The Generation in Between: A Perspective from the Keystone IV Conference

Frederick M Chen; Erika Bliss; Aaron Dunn; Jennifer Edgoose; Tricia C Elliott; Lisa C Maxwell; Carl G Morris; Robert L Phillips Jr

doi:10.3122/jabfm.2016.S1.150404

The Generation in Between: A Perspective from the Keystone IV Conference

J Am Board Fam Med. 2016 Jul-Aug:29 Suppl 1:S49-53. doi: 10.3122/jabfm.2016.S1.150404.

Authors

Frederick M Chen¹, Erika Bliss², Aaron Dunn², Jennifer Edgoose², Tricia C Elliott², Lisa C Maxwell², Carl G Morris², Robert L Phillips Jr²

Affiliations

¹ From the Department of Family Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle (FMC); Qliance, Seattle, WA (EB); Dean Clinic, Mineral Point, WI (AD); the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Wisconsin, Madison (JE); the Department of Family Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston (TCE); Christiana Care Family Medicine, Wilmington, DE (LCM); Group Health Family Medicine Residency, Seattle, WA (CGM); and the American Board of Family Medicine, Lexington, KY (RP). fchen@uw.edu.
² From the Department of Family Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle (FMC); Qliance, Seattle, WA (EB); Dean Clinic, Mineral Point, WI (AD); the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Wisconsin, Madison (JE); the Department of Family Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston (TCE); Christiana Care Family Medicine, Wilmington, DE (LCM); Group Health Family Medicine Residency, Seattle, WA (CGM); and the American Board of Family Medicine, Lexington, KY (RP).

PMID: 27387165
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2016.S1.150404

Abstract

Keystone IV affirmed the value of relationships in family medicine, but each generation of family physicians took away different impressions and lessons. "Generation III," between the Baby Boomers and Millennials, reported conflict between their professional ideal of family medicine and the realities of current practice. But the Keystone conference also helped them appreciate core values of family medicine, their shared experience, and new opportunities for leadership.

Keywords: Doctoring; Family Medicine; Family Physician; Health Care Delivery; Personal Physician; Population Health; Primary Care; Professionalism; Social Justice.

MeSH terms

Attitude of Health Personnel*
Conflict, Psychological
Family Practice / methods*
Hope
Humans
Leadership
Physician-Patient Relations*
Physicians, Family / psychology*
Sociological Factors
Technology