title: A vow of connectedness: views from the road to Beaver's farm.
abstract: The doctor-patient relationship lies at the heart of family practice. Yet in a digital age, our understanding of this relationship has been trimmed to a transaction between free agents that can be fully measured and isolated in time. The vow of connectedness restores the broader view. We know that lasting change-in attitude and behavior, toward healing and hope-arises from those relationships that encompass the doctor, his or her patients, and our common connections in the communities we serve.
authors.affiliation: Searsport Family Practice, ME, USA. lobster@acadia.net
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authors.lastname: Loxterkamp
mesh_terms: D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005194:Family Practice; D006801:Humans; D010819:Physician's Role; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations