Family Practice Celebrates a Decade of Growth
Authors: ROBERT S. LAWRENCE
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1981)

Editorial Notes1 February 1981Family Practice Celebrates a Decade of GrowthROBERT S. LAWRENCE, M.D.ROBERT S. LAWRENCE, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-94-2-271 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptWhen the American Board of Family Practice was established in 1969, fewer than a dozen 3-year graduate training programs existed in this specialty. A decade later 365 programs with 6500 residents in training bear witness to the remarkable growth of family practice. The October 1980 special issue ofThe Journal of Family Practicereports on the progress of the specialty by describing "the practice patterns, perceptions, and geographic distribution of representative samples of residency trained family physicians in the United States" (1). Four regional graduate follow-up studies of 600 family physicians and a national study of 4295 diplomates of the...References1. GEYMAN J. The emerging profile of the residency trained family physician. J Fam Prac. 1980;11:717-8. MedlineGoogle Scholar2. BLACKSCHMITTLINGSTERN RGT. Characteristics and practice patterns of family practice residency graduates in the United States. J Fam Prac. 1980;11:767-78. MedlineGoogle Scholar3. FELLER B. Characteristics of General Internists and the Content of Care of Their Practices. Washington D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office; 1979:6. (DHEW Publication No. (HRA) 79-652). Google Scholar4. CIRIACYBLANDSTOLLERPRESTWOOD ECJJ. Graduate follow-up in the University of Minnesota affiliated hospitals residency training program in family practice and community health. J Fam Prac. 1980;11:719-30. MedlineGoogle Scholar5. GEYMANCHERKINDEISHERGORDON JDJM. Graduate follow-up in the University of Washington family practice residency network. J Fam Prac. 1980;11:743-52. MedlineGoogle Scholar6. MAYOWOODMARSLANDJACOBYWHITE FMDKS. Graduate follow-up in the Medical College of Virginia/Virginia Commonwealth University family practice residency system. J Fam Prac. 1980;11:731-42. MedlineGoogle Scholar7. . House Report No. 92-258, to accompany the Comprehensive Health Manpower Training Act of 1971, together with Minority Views. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office; June 9, 1971:25. Google Scholar8. BLOOMPETERSON BO. Physician manpower expansionism: a policy review. Ann Intern Med. 1979;90:249-56. LinkGoogle Scholar9. BLOOMPETERSON BO. Sounding boards: changing the number of surgeons. N Engl J Med. 1980;303:1227-30. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar10. STEINBERGLAWRENCE ER. Where have all the doctors gone? Physician choices between specialty and primary care practice. Ann Intern Med. 1980;93:619-23. LinkGoogle Scholar11. GRAHAM R. Public policy implications of graduate follow-up studies in family practice. J Fam Prac. 1980;11:779-84. MedlineGoogle Scholar12. TARLOVSCHLEITERWEIL AMP. National study of internal medicine manpower: IV. Residency and fellowship training 1977-1978 and 1978-1979. Ann Intern Med. 1979;91:295-300. LinkGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Division of Primary Care and Family Medicine Harvard Medical School Boston, Massachusetts PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byQuality of CareROBERT G. RATE, M.D.Family Practitioners and SurgeryALVIN R. LOOSLI, M.D., FRANK P. BONGIORNO, M.D. 1 February 1981Volume 94, Issue 2Page: 271-272KeywordsGraduate medical educationPerceptionResidency Issue Published: 1 February 1981 PDF downloadLoading ...