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IN MEMORIAM

John D. Stoeckle, MD 1922–2020

John Stoeckle, our mentor and one of the fathers of modern primary care in the United States, was a deeply caring and compassionate physician, a wise and generative teacher, and a discerning and critical scholar. His gentle humility made patients from all backgrounds—as well as his students and colleagues—feel welcome, respected, and known in his presence. John’s “plain doctoring” approach to learning from patients what contributed to their health and well-being was unique. It made manifest in every encounter his passionate commitment to health equity. That the first edition of Primary Care Medicine was dedicated to John was a fitting expression of gratitude from those who learned so much from him. Forty years later, the learning and gratitude are all the greater.

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