Family Practice News is celebrating your mentors, the physicians who inspired you to choose family medicine.

In our "Mentors Who Mattered" contest, we asked our readers to share their stories of the family physicians whose wisdom and support inspired their career choices or influenced the way they practice medicine. Thanks to everyone who took the time to tell us about the people who've changed your careers and your lives. We encourage you to explore your family medicine colleagues' stories of mentorship and inspiration!

To see all of our contest entries, including the winning entry from Dr. Marta Fischer, click here.

Family Practice News Through the Years

Follow our interactive timeline to see how Family Practice News has covered family medicine's progress over the last four decades.

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Physicians Reflect on Four Decades in Family Medicine

As family medicine was being formally recognized as a medical specialty in 1971, three young physicians were preparing to enter the field. Family Practice News sat down with the 2nd-year family practice residents at that time to find out what they thought of their training, their newly recognized specialty, and what their careers would hold.

Now, 40 years later, we invited them to look back on how their expectations stacked up to the reality of clinical practice. Experience their family medicine stories in words, pictures, and videos. >>FULL STORY