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Correspondence: Dr How Choon How, how.choon.how@singhealth.com.sg
SUMMARY
I am honoured to announce that the first themed issue of Singapore Medical Journal (SMJ) in 2014 is an issue featuring family medicine. In themed issues, original papers that best showcase the topic at hand are collated together with invited articles.
I would like to take this opportunity to express my gratitude to the highly respected teachers, seniors, and friends who have kindly accepted invitations to write and review articles, sharing their wisdom on the healthcare landscape of Singapore and the different challenges faced by family medicine. These articles contain gems in the fields of clinical services,(1,2) recent policy developments,(1,3) education(4) and healthcare integration initiatives,(2,3) illuminating the achievements of family medicine from the past right into the future. There are many recurrent themes, important lessons and ongoing discussions in these articles that will determine how the healthcare community can deliver better value for patients (e.g. through better integration initiatives, the strengthening of our primary healthcare, and collaboration for population health in the community).
Singapore Med J2014; 55(3): 109; http://dx.doi.org/10.11622/smedj.2014026
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