Changes in the Postdoctoral Education of Internists?

Editorials1 November 1975Changes in the Postdoctoral Education of Internists?LAWRENCE E. YOUNG, M.D., M.A.C.P.LAWRENCE E. YOUNG, M.D., M.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-83-5-728 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIf the internist is to serve as personal physician for adults, providing both primary and secondary care by current definitions, what are his educational needs? My answers focus on the first three or four postdoctoral years, but many of the principles underlying them apply to the earlier years of medical education as well as to the initial preparation of the medical subspecialist.Care of Ambulatory PatientsA major need for change in the education of internists is in the provision of adequate experience with ambulant patients in settings in which ready access to comprehensive care is assured. Continuity of contact...References1. BERRY M: Internal medicine, 1973, in The Third Trimester. Kansas City, Missouri, Maxwell G. Berry, 1973, p. 72 Google Scholar2. YOUNG L: The broadly based internist as the backbone of medical practice, in Controversy in Internal Medicine II, edited by INGELFINGER FJ, EBERT RV, FINLAND M, et al. Philadelphia, W. B. Saunders Co., 1974, pp. 15-63 Google Scholar3. ENGEL G: The best and the brightest. The missing dimension in medical education. Pharos 36:129-133, 1973 Google Scholar4. ATCHLEY D: Science and medical education. JAMA 164:541-544, 1957 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. GRAVES R: A System of Clinical Medicine, Introductory Lecture, Session 1837-38. Dublin, Fannin and Co., 1843, pp. 22-41 Google Scholar6. OSLER W: After twenty-five years, in Aequanimitas. Philadelphia, P. Blakiston, 1932, p. 210 Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: The University of Rochester Associated Hospitals Program in Internal Medicine Rochester, New York PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByThe Need for a New Medical Model: A Challenge for BiomedicineCurrent successes in medical education beyond the bedsideThe Need for a New Medical Model: A Challenge for BiomedicineDevelopment of an academic section of general internal medicineThe Book of Job and the Modern View of DepressionMORTON ALLAN KAPUSTA, M.D., F.R.C.P.(C), F.A.C.P., SOLOMON FRANK, M.A., Ph.D., LL.B.The Need for a New Medical Model: A Challenge for BiomedicineThe general internist an academic viewpointPrimary medical care and training programs in general internal medicineInternal Medicine 1976: Consequences of Subspecialization and TechnologyROBERT G. PETERSDORF, M.D., F.A.C.P. 1 November 1975Volume 83, Issue 5Page: 728-730KeywordsMedical educationSub-specialty care Issue Published: 1 November 1975 PDF DownloadLoading ...