The American College of Physicians: The First 75 Years
Authors: Bernice R. Lemley
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1990)

History of Medicine1 June 1990The American College of Physicians: The First 75 YearsBernice R. Lemley, MEdBernice R. Lemley, MEdSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-112-11-872 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe founding and progress of the American College of Physicians (ACP) have been variously interpreted in three published histories and in other documents (1-5). A student of its 75-year meteoric growth might well conclude that Shakespeare's ''seven ages of man" have their parallel in the eras of institutions: The College has progressed through four of seven (Table 1). How its recent course will determine its future years must remain for historians of a later time.Some of the four eras have had initiating events in earlier ones and culminations in the next, thus overlapping. Each era is distinguished by the...References1. Morgan W. The American College of Physicians: Its First Quarter Century. Philadelphia: American College of Physicians; 1940. Google Scholar2. Piersol G. Gateway of Honor. Philadelphia: American College of Physicians; 1962. Google Scholar3. Rosenow E. History of the American College of Physicians: Executive Perspectives, 1959-1977. Philadelphia: American College of Physicians; 1984. Google Scholar4. Durant T. Days of our years: a short history of medicine and the American College of Physicians, 1915-1965. Presidential address presented at the Golden Anniversary Session, 22 March 1965. Google Scholar5. Huth E. Annals of Internal Medicine: the first 50 years. Ann Intern Med. 1977;87:103-10. LinkGoogle Scholar6. Bondurant S. For internal medicine: a question of scope. ACP Observer. 1981;Je;1(6):6. Presidential address presented at the 62d Annual Convocation of the American College of Physicians, 6 April 1981. Google Scholar7. A physician's view of the government, from within and without. ACP Observer. 1981;1:6,8. [Interview with John R. Ball, new ACP Health and Public Policy chief]. Google Scholar8. Spanier R. Perspectives on patients' rights. Forum on Medicine. 1980;3:762-7. Google Scholar9. Ginzberg E. Economist on competition: 'If it ain't broke . . .'. ACP Observer. 1981;1:1, 7, 8. Google Scholar10. American College of Physicians. Minutes of the Council, 25 June 1915. [Archives, in manuscript]. Google Scholar11. Cooke A. A History of the Royal College of Physicians of London. Volume 3. Oxford: Clarenden Press; 1972:1132. Google Scholar12. GirardMendenhallTarlovRadeckiAbrahamson RRASS. A national study of internal medicine and its specialties. I. An overview of the practice of internal medicine. Ann Intern Med. 1979;90:965-75. LinkGoogle Scholar13. American College of Physicians. Clinical Efficacy Reports. Philadelphia: American College of Physicians; 1987. (Contains reports published since 1982; with subscribed updates.) Google Scholar14. Division of Health and Public Policy, American College of Physicians. Position Statements. Philadelphia: American College of Physicians; In press; 1990. [Abstracts of cumulated statements, 1978-90.] Google Scholar15. Lamm R. Hard choices in health care. Paper presented at the 17th Annual Leadership Conference, October 1985, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Google Scholar16. Reitemeier R. Medicine: 1985-2000. Paper presented at the 17th Annual Leadership Conference, October 1985, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Google Scholar17. Davies N. Back to Hippocrates: survey reveals some internists' solutions to health care crises. ACP Observer. 1990;10:4-5. Google Scholar18. The mace of the American College of Physicians. Bull Am Coll Phys. 1965;6:166-9. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From the Archives, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. See end of text for current author address. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByPerspective: United We Stand, Divided We Fall: The Case for a Single Primary Care Specialty in the United States 1 June 1990Volume 112, Issue 11Page: 872-878KeywordsArchivesForecastingRacial and ethnic issues Issue Published: 1 June 1990 Copyright©1990 American College of PhysiciansPDF DownloadLoading ...