Abstract
Storylines of Family Medicineis a 12-part series of thematically linked mini-essays with accompanying illustrations that explore the many dimensions of family medicine as interpreted by individual family physicians and medical educators in the USA and elsewhere around the world. In ‘IX: people and places—diverse populations and locations of care’, authors address the following themes: ‘LGBTQIA+health in family medicine’, ‘A family medicine approach to substance use disorders’, ‘Shameless medicine for people experiencing homelessness’, ‘‘‘Difficult” encounters—finding the person behind the patient’, ‘Attending to patients with medically unexplained symptoms’, ‘Making house calls and home visits’, ‘Family physicians in the procedure room’, ‘Robust rural family medicine’ and ‘Full-spectrum family medicine’. May readers appreciate the breadth of family medicine in these essays.
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