Newsletter Rosemarie Sweeney and Verna L. Rose Physicians Are Increasing Their Use of the Internet A survey performed earlier this year by Healtheon showed that 85 percent of physicians are now regularly using the Internet.
Family physicians are no exception.
General Internist Is Named to Direct Center for Primary Care Research Helen Burstin, M.D., a general internist from Boston, has been named to head the Center for Primary Care Research. Dr. Burstin's appointment ends a lengthy search process for a director of the center. Applicants Sought for Pisacano Memorial Foundation Scholarships Applications are now being accepted for the 2000 Nicholas J. Pisacano, M.D., Memorial Foundation Scholars Program. Applicants must receive endorsements from their medical schools. Each applicant is required to substantiate his or her commitment to family practice with a written statement of interest in family practice and with letters of recommendation from physicians and faculty members who will attest to the applicant's level of commitment to family practice.