Only when I did my residency in emergency medicine did I understand the importance of family medicine, as many of the patient's basic health needs were addressed in a context emergency and many things that were necessary could not be done. Many of these patients did not have a primary care doctor, which created a disconnect, a lack of continuity, and ultimately the quality of care and patient health suffered. All I could do was instruct them on where they needed to go, knowing full well that there would be no communication between specialists, leaving things fragmented and