Table 4 Major Themes and Sub-themes

Theme 1 - Family Medicine Education Development:

 Sub-theme 1a) Establishing Departments of Family Medicine

 Sub-theme 1b) Undergraduate medical curriculum change

Theme 2 - Family Medicine as a Discipline:

 Sub-theme 2a) Family Medicine Specialization

 Sub-theme 2b) Academic Development – research and publication

 Sub-theme 2c) Family Medicine Associations

Theme 3 - Health Care System issues:

 Sub-theme 3a) Continuity of Care

 Sub-theme 3b) Comprehensiveness of Care

 Sub-theme 3c) Practice organization

 Sub-theme 3d) Health Human Resources