The State of Internal Medicine
Authors: Gregg Coodley, Marcia Kerensky Coodley
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1991)

Letters15 March 1991The State of Internal MedicineGregg Coodley, MD, Marcia Kerensky Coodley, MDGregg Coodley, MDSearch for more papers by this author, Marcia Kerensky Coodley, MDSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-114-6-518 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the Editors: We strongly disagree with the proposal outlined by Dr. Stein (1) to increase internal medicine residency training to 4 years, for the purpose of increasing the attractiveness of general internal medicine. In his proposal, residents would spend 4 months of the fourth year in primary care settings and the other 8 months in subspecialty training.This proposal has several fallacies. First, there is no evidence that medical students choose not to go into internal medicine or that residents opt for subspecialities over general internal medicine because residency training is too short. A recent study of medical students...References1. Stein J. Grand cru versus generic: different approaches to altering the ratio of general internists to subspecialties. Ann Intern Med. 1991;114:79-82. LinkGoogle Scholar2. SchwartzLizerBabbott MMD. Medical student interest in internal medicine. Ann Intern Med. 1991;114:6-15. LinkGoogle Scholar1. Stein J. Grand cru versus generic: different approaches to altering the ratio of general internists to subspecialists. Ann Intern Med. 1991;114:79-82. LinkGoogle Scholar1. Reitemeier R. The leadership crisis in internal medicine: what can be done? Ann Intern Med. 1991;114:69-75. LinkGoogle Scholar2. McGuire L. Just beyond the next bend in the river: reflections on a medical career. Ann Intern Med. 1991;114:83-7. LinkGoogle Scholar3. Reynolds P. Professionalism in residency [Editorial]. Ann Intern Med. 1991;114:91-2. LinkGoogle Scholar1. McGuire L. Just beyond the next bend in the river: reflections on a medical career. Ann Intern Med. 1990;114:83-7. Google Scholar2. SchwartzLewisClancyKinosianRadanyKoplan JCCMMJ. Internists' practices in health promotion and disease prevention. A survey. Ann Intern Med. 1991;114:46-53. LinkGoogle Scholar3. LewisClancyLeakeSchwartz CCBJ. The counseling practices of internists. Ann Intern Med. 1991;114:54-8. LinkGoogle Scholar1. Braunwald E. Subspecialists and internal medicine: a perspective. Ann Intern Med. 1991;114:76-8. LinkGoogle Scholar2. Thier S. The future of internal medicine: framing the questions [Editorial]. Ann Intern Med. 1991;114:88-9. LinkGoogle Scholar3. Federman D. A perspective on medical student education for internal medicine [Editorial]. Ann Intern Med. 1991;114:90. LinkGoogle Scholar4. Reynolds P. Professionalism in residency [Editorial]. Ann Intern Med. 1991;114:91-2. LinkGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 15 March 1991Volume 114, Issue 6Page: 518-519KeywordsResidencySub-specialty care Issue Published: 15 March 1991 PDF downloadLoading ...