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January 2018 Vol. 50 No. 1
FROM THE EDITOR
Clinical Experience in Medical School
John Saultz, MD
COMMENTARIES
US Federal Policies Should Better Support the Primary Care Physician Workforce
Julie Phillips, MD, MPH | Jennifer Edwards-Johnson, DO | Andrea Wendling, MD
ORIGINAL ARTICLES
Procedural Knowledge and Skills of Residents Entering Canadian Family Medicine Programs in Alberta
Juan Antonio Garcia-Rodriguez, MD, MSc | James A. Dickinson, PhD, MBBS | Grace Perez, MSc | David Ross, MD | Lilian Au, MD | Shelley Ross, PhD | Oksana Babenko, PhD | Ian Johnston, MBChB
Teaching Chronic Pain in the Family Medicine Residency
Kimberly Zoberi, MD | Kelly M. Everard, PhD
Competence Revisited in a Rural Context
Randall L. Longenecker, MD | Andrea Wendling, MD | Joyce Hollander-Rodriguez, MD | John Bowling, DO | David Schmitz, MD
Identifying Prevalence and Characteristics of Behavioral Health Education in Family Medicine Clerkships: A CERA Study
Mario P. DeMarco, MD, MPH | Renée M. Betancourt, MD | Kelly M. Everard, PhD | Kent D.W. Bream, MD
SPECIAL ARTICLES
Pursuing Personal Passion: Learner-Centered Research Mentoring
William R. Phillips, MD, MPH
BRIEF REPORTS
Initial Development and Validation of a Family Medicine Attitudes Questionnaire
Julie Phillips, MD, MPH | Jacob Prunuske, MD, MSPH | Laurie Fitzpatrick | Brian Mavis, PhD
Using Standardized Patient Assessments to Evaluate a Health Literacy Curriculum
Gail S. Marion, PhD | Jade M. Hairston, MA | Stephen W. Davis, MA | Julienne K. Kirk, PharmD
The Impact of Near-Peer Teaching on Medical Students’ Transition to Clerkships
Alexander C. Knobloch, MD | Christy J.W. Ledford, PhD | Sean Wilkes, MD, MSc | Adam K. Saperstein, MD
NARRATIVE ESSAYS
Symbols and Rituals of Healing
Russell S. Blackwelder, MD, MDiv
An Unlikely Job Search Leads Home
Anita Ramsetty, MD
Surviving End-of-Life Care
Lisa Marie Mellor, MD
BOOK AND MEDIA REVIEWS
In the Hands of Doctors: Touch and Trust in Medical Care
William Ventres, MD, MA
Relationship Power in Health Care: Science of Behavior Change, Decision Making, and Clinician Self-Care
Max Zubatsky, PhD
Family Medicine: Principles and Practice, 7th Edition
Omar Khan, MD, MHS
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Vocation, Autonomy, Agency, and Meaning
Maureen A. Mavrinac, MD
PRESIDENT'S COLUMN
And an Equitable New Year
Stephen A. Wilson, MD, MPH
