Training Internists for the Changing Medical Scene
Authors: MICHAEL KARPF
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1986)

Editorials1 April 1986Training Internists for the Changing Medical SceneMICHAEL KARPF, M.D., GERALD S. LEVEY, M.D.MICHAEL KARPF, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, GERALD S. LEVEY, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-104-4-567 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIn a provocative article in this issue, Schroeder and colleagues (1) raise substantive questions about the need for changes in internal medicine training. By their observation, internal medicine departments historically have been the "flagship units" at most medical schools and have been viewed as "the specialty that most effectively integrated the science and art of medicine," thereby attracting the best and brightest of medical students. Because the authors believe internal medicine is in a maelstrom of changing practice patterns, they contend that significant changes in focus must occur within internal medicine training programs if the programs are to remain relevant...Reference1. SCHROEDERSHOWSTACKGERBERT SJB. Residency training in internal medicine: time for a change? Ann Intern Med. 1986;104:554-61. LinkGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByClinical teaching: The difficulty of learningTraining Primary Care PhysiciansMichael Karpf, MD, Gerald S. Levey, MDAlumni perspectives comparing a general internal medicine program and a traditional medicine programAltering Residency Curriculum in Response to a Changing Practice Environment: Use of the Mayo Internal Medicine Residency Alumni SurveyTeaching models in an ambulatory training programProduction ofd-mannitol fromd-aldopentoses by the yeastRhodotorula minutaExpanding the site of clinical educationCurrent successes in medical education beyond the bedsideGraduate Medical Education: A Vital Renewal for Internal MedicineLAWRENCE SCHERR, M.D.Educating Physicians and Treating Patients in the Ambulatory Setting Where Are We Going and How Will We Know When We Arrive?ROBERT H. BROOK, M.D., Sc.D., ARLENE FINK, Ph.D., JACQUELINE KOSECOFF, Ph.D., LAWRENCE S. LINN, Ph.D., WENDY EVERETT WATSON, Sc.D., ALLYSON ROSS DAVIES, Ph.D., VIRGINIA A. CLARK, Ph.D., CAREN KAMBERG, M.S.P.H., THOMAS L. DELBANCO, M.D.Providing Primary General Medical Care in University Hospitals: Efficiency and CostJACQUELINE KOSECOFF, Ph.D., ROBERT H. BROOK, M.D. Sc.D., ARLENE FINK, Ph.D., CAREN KAMBERG, M.S.P.H., CAROL PINDAR ROTH, R.N., M.P.H., GEORGE A. GOLDBERG, M.D., LAWRENCE S. LINN, Ph.D., VIRGINIA A. CLARK, Ph.D., JOSEPH P. NEWHOUSE, Ph.D., THOMAS L. DELBANCO, M.D.The Health Manpower Challenge to Internal MedicineSTEVEN A. SCHROEDER, M.D.Monitoring and improving the content of medical residents’ ambulatory care experience:Revising the ResidencyBARRY L. HAINER, M.D. 1 April 1986Volume 104, Issue 4Page: 567-569 Issue Published: 1 April 1986 PDF DownloadLoading ...