Wading through the onslaught of presidential executive orders in search of a future of health reform in our country, I became weary and disheartened. Then, two people reached out to me regarding a feature article in the January 23, 2017, issue of The New Yorker by Atul Gawande, a surgeon, public-health researcher, and staff writer for The New Yorker. The article is titled The Heroism of Incremental Care. Dr. Gawande is the premier medical thinker and writer of our time. He has produced an excellent summary of my thoughts regarding Primary Care — both in theory and in how I seek to practice. A sincere thanks to Chris, my friend from Connecticut, and David, a patient and reader of my blog, for this remarkable find. I will defer this blog with the recommendation to read Dr. Gawande’s article, which is linked below with sincere appreciation and credit to The New Yorker.

The Heroism of Incremental Care, by Atul Gawande, as published in The New Yorker.

Next month I will return refreshed and invigorated and attempt humbly to carry out the spirit of Atul Gawande and his insightful article in the context of health reform.