The person, not just the problem

![Figure][1]</img> In McWhinney’s Textbook of Family Medicine , Dr Ian McWhinney proposed the first of 9 principles he argued distinguish family medicine from other medical specialties: “The family physician is committed to the person, rather than to a particular body of knowledge, group of

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Canadian Family Physician
Published
2026-02-01
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https://doi.org/10.46747/cfp.720278
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Primary Care and Health Outcomes
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The person, not just the problem

Nicholas Pimlott
Canadian Family Physician
Primary Care and Health Outcomes
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The person, not just the problem

Nicholas Pimlott
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Abstract

![Figure][1]</img> In McWhinney’s Textbook of Family Medicine , Dr Ian McWhinney proposed the first of 9 principles he argued distinguish family medicine from other medical specialties: “The family physician is committed to the person, rather than to a particular body of knowledge, group of

Canadian Family PhysicianVol. 72(2)
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