<DIV>A staple of family medicine training for 30 years, <I>Essentials of Family Medicine</I> offers a comprehensive introduction to this specialty designed just for clerkship students. Covering principles of family medicine, preventive care, and a full range of common ambulatory care problems, it provides all the guidance you need to succeed on a clinical rotation in family medicine.<BR/>This 7th Edition features many significant changes, including a new, stronger focus on the hands-on “how-tos” of family medicine…a great deal of new coverage related to direct care, the context of care, and community medicine…input from a new Student Advisory Board to ensure the practicality and utility of the content… and many other key updates to keep <I>Essentials of Family Medicine</I> as relevant as possible for today’s practice. You’ll appreciate its user-friendly writing style, focus on common clinical problems, and use of case studies to illustrate