1st Edition
The Wonder and the Mystery 10 Years of Reflections from the Annals of Family Medicine
Published in association with the Annals of Family Medicine, The Wonder and the Mystery is an anthology of intimate personal stories and innovative ideas from the Annals' Reflections section. It includes a wide range of articles, from influential pieces on urgent topical issues to exceptional stories of unique individuals. These articles shed light on small moments and major life transitions. In the process, they help us find meaning in our own physical, emotional, and spiritual journeys. The one-of-a-kind stories and ideas in the book speak to all of us who are interested in health care and health, caring and connection: clinicians, patients, family members, researchers, policy makers, and more. The book reminds us that "the things we cannot measure may be the very things that will sustain us."
Biography
Robin S. Gotler, MA, is Reflections Editor of the Annals of Family Medicine. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy and Sociology of Health and Disease from the College of St. Catherine and Master of Arts degrees in Bioethics (Case Western Reserve University) and History of Medicine (University of Minnesota). She has a passion for essays and memoir, nurtured by her studies of creative nonfiction with Carol Bly and Catherine Watson in the woods of northern Minnesota. Robin has been privileged to work in family medicine for 25 years and with the Annals of Family Medicine since its inception in 2002. She lives with her family in Minnesota, where wonder and mystery abound.
"Primary care is not only a work of science, primary care is a front row seat on life, a rare glimpse of the wonder and mystery present below the surface of the ordinary."
—From the Foreword by Rachel Naomi Remen, MD