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Internal Medicine: No Longer a Primary Care Specialty?-Reply

Internal Medicine: No Longer a Primary Care Specialty?-Reply Abstract In Reply.— Dr Zelikoff's observations are correct and the related concerns that he expresses regarding internists' declining role in primary care reflect the concern of leaders of internal medicine whom we interview throughout the country.While Zelikoff's main inference from the article1 is correct, we would like to clarify and supplement his subsequent comments point by point. Since the National Study of Internal Medicine Manpower began collecting data on internal medicine residents in 1976, an increasing proportion of first-year residents in internal medicine have not gone on to the second year in the specialty. However, these are not primarily residents who leave internal medicine but rather those who never made a commitment; they are simply fulfilling the requirement of other Specialty Boards for a first year in internal medicine. Second-year residents are a more accurate predictor of the number of residents interested in internal medicine as a career.Zelikoff References 1. Kohrman CH, Lyttle CS, Andersen RM,Levey GS. National Study of Internal Medicine Manpower, XIV: patterns of residency and fellowship over time, 1987 update . Arch Intern Med. 1989;149:2179-2185.Crossref http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Archives of Internal Medicine American Medical Association

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Publisher
American Medical Association
Copyright
Copyright © 1991 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved.
ISSN
0003-9926
eISSN
1538-3679
DOI
10.1001/archinte.1991.00400030142031
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Abstract

Abstract In Reply.— Dr Zelikoff's observations are correct and the related concerns that he expresses regarding internists' declining role in primary care reflect the concern of leaders of internal medicine whom we interview throughout the country.While Zelikoff's main inference from the article1 is correct, we would like to clarify and supplement his subsequent comments point by point. Since the National Study of Internal Medicine Manpower began collecting data on internal medicine residents in 1976, an increasing proportion of first-year residents in internal medicine have not gone on to the second year in the specialty. However, these are not primarily residents who leave internal medicine but rather those who never made a commitment; they are simply fulfilling the requirement of other Specialty Boards for a first year in internal medicine. Second-year residents are a more accurate predictor of the number of residents interested in internal medicine as a career.Zelikoff References 1. Kohrman CH, Lyttle CS, Andersen RM,Levey GS. National Study of Internal Medicine Manpower, XIV: patterns of residency and fellowship over time, 1987 update . Arch Intern Med. 1989;149:2179-2185.Crossref

Journal

Archives of Internal MedicineAmerican Medical Association

Published: Mar 1, 1991

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