Annals of Family Medicine seeks to identify and address important questions in health and the provision of patient-centered, prioritized, high-quality health care. We welcome clinical, biomedical, social and health services research. Annals of Family Medicine seeks manuscripts that use and develop rigorous quantitative and/or qualitative methods, and manuscripts with application to practice, theory development, and policy. We encourage practice-based research that bridges disciplinary boundaries. We publish original research, methodology, and theory, as well as essays from reflective clinicians, patients, families, communities, and policy makers. We also publish selected systematic reviews that build on current knowledge to advance new theory, methods, or research directions. We also publish special reports offering value to the communities it serves.