Integration has many faces. This collaborative work approaches integration in terms of the narrative which composes the case. The dimensions of integration and collaboration take place within the interpersonai， inter-institutional and transcultural ievels. They take place at the level of medical thought， interactions between the learners， but also， their mentors. FurtHer， a temporal integration takes place as this book conveys both contemporary and classical Chinese medical thought in the context of the case. Thus， this entry into the PMPH clinical case series provides an example ofintegrative case management.
In addition to these lofty principles， this book delivers grounded clinical