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The General Internist: A Perspective

The General Internist: A Perspective Abstract For the past 30 years, I have been closely associated with young physicians at various stages of their clinical education. It is from this experience that this overview of the role and education of the general internist takes form. As one would anticipate, these years have witnessed alterations in the career goals of many of these young people. In general, such goals are affected by the attitudes of one's seniors and peers and the practicalities of available opportunities. In the recent past, a desire to enter research and academic medicine through the development of some special field of interest was dominant. There was a preoccupation with disease as such and the science of medicine as opposed to interest in the care of individual sick persons. Clinical teaching was a respected sideline, but it did not carry its own weight. Early commitment to research and a special field was the only References 1. McKusick VA: A plan for reorganization of the Osier Medical Service . Johns Hopkins Med J 136:231-237, 1975. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Archives of Internal Medicine American Medical Association

The General Internist: A Perspective

Tumulty, Philip A.
Archives of Internal Medicine , Volume 137 (9) – Sep 1, 1977
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American Medical Association
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Copyright © 1977 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved.
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0003-9926
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1538-3679
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10.1001/archinte.1977.03630210135045
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Abstract

Abstract For the past 30 years, I have been closely associated with young physicians at various stages of their clinical education. It is from this experience that this overview of the role and education of the general internist takes form. As one would anticipate, these years have witnessed alterations in the career goals of many of these young people. In general, such goals are affected by the attitudes of one's seniors and peers and the practicalities of available opportunities. In the recent past, a desire to enter research and academic medicine through the development of some special field of interest was dominant. There was a preoccupation with disease as such and the science of medicine as opposed to interest in the care of individual sick persons. Clinical teaching was a respected sideline, but it did not carry its own weight. Early commitment to research and a special field was the only References 1. McKusick VA: A plan for reorganization of the Osier Medical Service . Johns Hopkins Med J 136:231-237, 1975.

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Archives of Internal Medicine – American Medical Association

Published: Sep 1, 1977

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