Academic General Internal Medicine
Authors: ALVIN R. TARLOV
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1982)

Editorials1 February 1982Academic General Internal MedicineALVIN R. TARLOV, M.D.ALVIN R. TARLOV, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-96-2-239 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe resurgence of interest of general internal medicine in the past decade is a significant reversal of the trend toward subspecialization that followed World War II. The report by Friedman and associates (1) in this issue documents some aspects of this development in the 123 medical schools in this country.Until the 1960s, approximately one fourth of all internists received fellowship training beyond residency in a subspecialty. During the 1960s and the first half of the 1970s, the percentage of residents in internal medicine who elected to subspecialize rose to 80% (2). The trend toward subspecialization was significantly influenced by...References1. FRIEDMANGERTMANROSENCRANSEISENBERGPOZEN RPAJJ. General internal medicine units in academic medical centers: their emergence and functions. Ann Intern Med. 1982;96:233-8. LinkGoogle Scholar2. TARLOVSCHLEITERWEIL AMP. THE ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSORS OF MEDICINE TASK FORCE ON MANPOWER. National Study of Internal Medicine Manpower: IV. Residency and fellowship training, 1977-1978 and 1978-1979. Ann Intern Med. 1979;91:295-300. LinkGoogle Scholar3. . Position papers on the internist and primary care: American College of Physicians. Bull Am Coll Phys. 1976;17(2):10-1. Google Scholar4. . Position papers on the internist and primary care: Association of Professors and Medicine. Bull Am Coll Phys. 1976:17(2):12. Google Scholar5. Primary care: American Society of Internal Medicine policy: a function, not a discipline. Internist. 1976; March:10. Google Scholar6. . Federated Council for Internal Medicine statement on manpower. Ann Intern Med. 1977;90:108-9. Google Scholar7. SCHLIETERTARLOVWEIL MAP. National study of internal medicine manpower: VII. Residency and fellowship training: 1976-1977 through 1980-1981. Ann Intern Med. 1981;95:762-8. LinkGoogle Scholar8. TARLOVWEILSCHLEITER APM THE ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSORS OF MEDICINE TASK FORCE ON MANPOWER. National study of internal medicine manpower. I. Residency training 1976-1977. Ann Intern Med. 1978;88:413-20. LinkGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: University of Chicago Chicago, Illinois PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByAcademic General Internal Medicine: A Mission for the FutureStrengthening academic generalist departments and divisionsIssues for American Internal Medicine Through the Last CenturyROSEMARY STEVENS, Ph.D.The service and educational contributions of a general medicine consultation serviceGrowing upThe Academic Viability of General Internal Medicine The Views of Department of Medicine ChairmenROBERT H. FRIEDMAN, M.D., JANET T. POZEN, Ph.D.The Physician's AssistantREIN TIDEIKSAAR, P.A., PH.D.The Future for Physician AssistantsJAMES F. CAWLEY, P.A.-C., M.P.H., JOHN E. OTT, M.D., CRAIG A. DeATLEY, P.A.-C.The chief medical residency in the 1980sResearch and Training Programs in General Internal MedicineWILLIAM M. TIERNEY, M.D.General Internal Medicine in the Medical SchoolDAVID A. MAJOR, M.D., WILBUR W. OAKS, M.D., HOWARD A. MILLER, M.D.Research in General Internal MedicinePAUL F. GRINER, M.D., EDWARD HUTH, M.D. 1 February 1982Volume 96, Issue 2Page: 239-240KeywordsAcademic medicineFellowshipsResidencySub-specialty care Issue Published: 1 February 1982 PDF DownloadLoading ...