The Catalyst Issue 11 | Summer 2011 | Page 13

“It’s really coordinated and integrated care. We don’t brag about it. We don’t charge for it. Sometimes our patients aren’t necessarily aware that it’s happening,” says Dr. Reis. Relationships at work Family medicine practice attracts a certain type of person, says Dr. Rascoe. “We like to see how science affects our patients on the human level.” And Dr. Gogulski reinforces this point: “After you get to know your patients, it’s like you pick up the conversation right where you left off every time.” Some “families” of patients go beyond the genetic kind. For example, when Dr. Reis was t