United We Stand
Authors: Robert M. Glickman
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1993)

Editorials1 June 1993United We StandRobert M. Glickman, MD, James P. Nolan, MD, Arthur H. Rubenstein, MD, J. Claude Bennett, MD, John D. Stobo, MD, Maurice A. Mufson, MD, and James Terwilliger, MDRobert M. Glickman, MDAssociation of Professors of Medicine, Washington, DC.Search for more papers by this author, James P. Nolan, MDAssociation of Professors of Medicine, Washington, DC.Search for more papers by this author, Arthur H. Rubenstein, MDAssociation of Professors of Medicine, Washington, DC.Search for more papers by this author, J. Claude Bennett, MDAssociation of Professors of Medicine, Washington, DC.Search for more papers by this author, John D. Stobo, MDAssociation of Professors of Medicine, Washington, DC.Search for more papers by this author, Maurice A. Mufson, MDAssociation of Professors of Medicine, Washington, DC.Search for more papers by this author, and James Terwilliger, MDAssociation of Professors of Medicine, Washington, DC.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-118-11-199306010-00014 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail In recent decades, departments of medicine have grown enormously. More recently, however, there have been suggestions that certain subspecialties (that is, cardiology and oncology) reconfigure as categorical disease centers with an eventual weakening of ties to departments of medicine. Recent trends in health care make such a change undesirable. More and more, general internists will direct and coordinate the care of patients, and fragmentation of departments of medicine will make this task more difficult. The need to practice and teach cost-effective medicine and analyze patterns of care will require a closer working relationship between general internists and specialists. To accomplish ...References1. Braunwald E. Subspecialists and internal medicine: a perspective. Ann Intern Med. 1991; 114:76-8. Google Scholar2. Noble J. General internal medicine in internal medicine: at the core or on the periphery? Ann Intern Med. 1992; 116:1058-60. Google Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Association of Professors of Medicine, Washington, DC.Corresponding Author: James Terwilliger, Executive Director, Association of Professors of Medicine, 1001 Connecticut Avenue, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20036. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByA continuous quality improvement projectResidency application statements can predict postresidency trainingAcademic Health Centers: Facing the new reality of a changing health care systemSubspecialization in Internal Medicine: A historical review, an analysis, and proposals for changeThe promotion of generalism in medicineDepartments of Medical Specialties: A Solution for the Divergent Missions of Internal Medicine?We Should Resist Efforts to Split Internal MedicineCardiology -- Division or Department? 1 June 1993Volume 118, Issue 11Page: 903-904KeywordsAcademic medicineForecastingHealth careHospital medicineMolecular biologyPatientsPrimary care physiciansSub-specialty careSystemic diseasesTraditional medicine Issue Published: 1 June 1993 CopyrightCopyright © 1993 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF DownloadLoading ...