Why continuity matters: Ian McWhinney's insights for 21st-century medical education [Pourquoi la continuité est-elle si importante? Réflexions d'Ian McWhinney sur l'éducation médicale au 21e siècle]

摘要

Dr Ian McWhinney's (1926-2012) deep reflection on his own experience of 14 years in full-time general practice and his wide reading in medicine, philosophy, education, and the humanities gave him an unparalleled understanding of family medicine as a unique discipline and how best to prepare its practitioners. In the limitations of a short article, we cannot describe McWhinney's numerous contributions to the development of postgraduate education for family practice; instead we will concentrate on his insights about the central importance of continuity in learning to be a family doctor.