Generating More Generalists: An Agenda of Renewal for Internal Medicine
Authors: Federated Council for Internal Medicine*
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1993)

Position Papers1 December 1993Generating More Generalists: An Agenda of Renewal for Internal MedicineFederated Council for Internal Medicine*Federated Council for Internal Medicine*Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-119-11-199312010-00010 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail The Federated Council for Internal Medicine (FCIM) comprises the American Board of Internal Medicine, American College of Physicians, American Society of Internal Medicine, Association of Professors of Medicine, Association of Program Directors in Internal Medicine, and Society of General Internal Medicine. The Council was established in 1975 to speak with a collective voice for the specialty of internal medicine. This paper is part of a series prepared by FCIM to address specific actions that the internal medicine community must take to produce more practicing general internists in order to meet the nation's health care needs.The importance of general internists ...References1. Federated Council for Internal Medicine. General internal medicine and general internists: recognizing a national need. Ann Intern Med. 1992; 117:778-9. Google Scholar2. Adapted from the Task Force on Physician Supply, American College of Physicians, 31 March 1993. Google Scholar3. Petersdorf RG. Financing medical educationa universal Berry Plan for medical students. N Engl J Med. 1993; 328:651-4. Google Scholar4. Wennberg J, Goodman DC, Nease RF, Keller RB. Finding equilibrium in U.S. physician supply. Health Aff. (Millwood) 1993; 12:89-103. Google Scholar5. Council on Graduate Medical Education. Third Report: Improving Access to Health Care through Physician Workforce Reform: Directions for the 21st Century. Bethesda, Maryland: Department of Health and Human Services; 1992 Google Scholar6. Report of the Physician Payment Review Commission, March 31, 1993. Google Scholar7. Taking Charge of Graduate Medical Education: To Meet the Nation's Needs in the 21st Century. Report of the Josiah Macy, Jr., Foundation Conference, Naples, Florida, 19-22 February 1992. New York: Josiah Macy, Jr., Foundation; 1993. Google Scholar8. Kassirer, JP. Primary care and the affliction of internal medicine. N Engl J Med. 1993; 328:648-51. Google Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *See Acknowledgments section for a list of organizations and representatives.Corresponding Author: Linda L. Blank, American Board of Internal Medicine, 3624 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104.Acknowledgments: The member organizations of FCIM and their representatives in 1992-93 who prepared this statement were as follows: American Board of Internal Medicine: Jordan J. Cohen, MD; Harry R. Kimball, MD; Arthur H. Rubenstein, MD; Gerald E. Thomson, MD; and Linda L. Blank (staff). American College of Physicians: John R. Ball, MD, JD; Paul F. Griner, MD; Rolf M. Gunnar, MD; Eugene A. Hildreth, MD; Willis C. Maddrey, MD; Jack A. Ginsburg (staff); and Howard B. Shapiro, PhD (staff). American Society of Internal Medicine: Yank D. Coble, Jr., MD; Alan R. Nelson, MD; Eugene S. Ogrod II, MD; Richard D. Ruppert, MD; Mark A. Leasure (staff); and Susan L. Rupli (staff). Association of Professors of Medicine: J. Claude Bennett, MD (FCIM Chair); Robert M. Glickman, MD; James P. Nolan, MD; Tod Ibrahim (staff); and James G. Terwilliger (staff). Association of Program Directors in Internal Medicine: Donald E. Girard, MD; Barbara L. Schuster, MD; Herbert S. Waxman, MD (FCIM Vice Chair); and Dema C. Daley (staff). Society of General Internal Medicine: Robert H. Fletcher, MD; Wishwa N. Kapoor, MD; Mack Lipkin, Jr., MD; and Elnora M. Rhodes (staff). 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