Internal Medicine Manpower: Trends in Training Programs and Policy Implications
Authors: PHILLIP R. LEE
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1979)

Editorials1 August 1979Internal Medicine Manpower: Trends in Training Programs and Policy ImplicationsPHILLIP R. LEE, M.D., LAUREN B. LEROY, M.C.P.PHILLIP R. LEE, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, LAUREN B. LEROY, M.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-91-2-307 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptHealth manpower policy decisions demand the kind of thorough, careful, and critical research reported by Tarlov and his associates (1-4) from the National Study of Internal Medicine Manpower (NaSIMM). Four reports from this study have now appeared and provide detailed information on residency and subspecialty fellowship training. These findings and those from a study of physicians' practices now being done at the University of Southern California (USC) will be integrated to develop comprehensive policy recommendations for internal medicine (5). The NaSIMM study, as evidenced by findings reported in this issue (3, 4), is fulfilling its objective to gather systematically and...References1. TARLOV A, WEIL P, and SCHLEITER M. National Study of Internal Medicine Manpower: I. Residency training 1976-1977. Ann Intern Med. 1978;88:413-20. LinkGoogle Scholar2. WEIL P, SCHLEITER M, and TARLOV A. National Study of Internal Medicine Manpower: II. A typology of residency training programs in internal medicine. Ann Intern Med. 1978;89:702-15. LinkGoogle Scholar3. TARLOV A, WEIL P, and SCHLEITER M. National Study of Internal Medicine Manpower: III. Subspecialty fellowship training 1976-1977. Ann Intern Med. 1979;91:287-94. LinkGoogle Scholar4. TARLOV A, SCHLEITER M, and WEIL P. National Study of Internal Medicine Manpower: IV. Residency and fellowship training 1977-1978 and 1978-1979. Ann Intern Med. 1979;91:295-300. LinkGoogle Scholar5. MENDENHALL R, GIRARD R, and ABRAHAMSON S. A National Study of Medical and Surgical Specialties: I. Background, purpose, and methodology. JAMA. 1978;240:848-52. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. See Reference 3, pp. 13-14. Google Scholar7. . Federated Council for Internal Medicine statement on manpower. Ann Intern Med. 1979;90:108-9. LinkGoogle Scholar8. See Reference 4, p. 10. Google Scholar9. PETERSDORF R. The doctors' dilemma. N Engl J Med. 1978;299:628-34. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar10. BROOK R and WILLIAMS K. Effect of medical care review on the use of injections: a study of the New Mexico experimental medical care review organization. Ann Intern Med. 1976;85:509-15. LinkGoogle Scholar11. See Reference 2, pp. 702-15. Google Scholar12. See Reference 2, p. 707. Google Scholar13. See Reference 3, p. 10. Google Scholar14. See Reference 3, Table 6. Google Scholar15. LEROY L and LEE P. Deliberations and Compromise: The Health Professions Educational Assistance Act of 1976. Cambridge: Ballinger Publishing Co; 1977. Google Scholar16. See Reference 3, pp. 12-13. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: PHILLIP R. LEE, M.D.; LAUREN B. LEROY, M.C.P. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byThe Educational Impact of a Rheumatology ElectiveGeneral Internal Medicine Units in Academic Medical Centers: Their Emergence and FunctionsROBERT H. FRIEDMAN, M.D., JANET T. POZEN, Ph.D., A. LYNN ROSENCRANS, A.B., JOHN M. EISENBERG, M.D., PAUL M. GERTMAN, M.D.Symposium Hämostasestörungen bei Lebererkrankungen 1 August 1979Volume 91, Issue 2Page: 307-308KeywordsFellowshipsHealth care policy reportsResearch reporting guidelinesResidencySub-specialty care ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 August 1979 PDF downloadLoading ...