Saving (Internal) Medicine
2006; American College of Physicians; Volume: 144; Issue: 9 Linguagem: Inglês
10.7326/0003-4819-144-9-200605020-00024
ISSN1539-3704
Autores Tópico(s)Primary Care and Health Outcomes
ResumoLetters2 May 2006Saving (Internal) MedicineAshok V. Daftary, MDAshok V. Daftary, MDFrom Sutter Gould Medical Group, Stockton, CA 95210.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-144-9-200605020-00024 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:A thoughtful editorial (1) bemoans a decline in the number of practicing internists but admits to a paucity of information in literature and among physician workplace researchers to explain its causes. I have previously made comments (2) relevant to this problem. Thirty years of practice as an internist allow me to make further observations.Academic medicine is the carpenter that fashioned the coffin of internal medicine. Instead of reengineering internal medicine to accommodate change, it cannibalized the discipline by reducing its worth, creating the hospitalist and ambulatory care internist. These were both nails that helped seal the ...References1. Sox HC. Leaving (internal) medicine [Editorial]. Ann Intern Med. 2006;144:57-8. [PMID: 16389255] LinkGoogle Scholar2. Daftary AV. Reimbursement [Letter]. Accessed at www.acponline.org/journals/news/march04/letters.htm on 13 March 2006. Google Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From Sutter Gould Medical Group, Stockton, CA 95210.Disclosures: None disclosed. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoLeaving (Internal) Medicine Harold C. Sox Who Is Maintaining Certification in Internal Medicine—and Why? A National Survey 10 Years after Initial Certification Rebecca S. Lipner , Wayne H. Bylsma , Gerald K. Arnold , Gregory S. Fortna , John Tooker , and Christine K. Cassel Saving (Internal) Medicine Richard L. Neubauer Metrics Cited byStructural Studies of the Sputnik VirophageThe Mimivirus Genome Encodes a Mitochondrial Carrier That Transports dATP and dTTPMimivirus Giant Particles Incorporate a Large Fraction of Anonymous and Unique Gene Products 2 May 2006Volume 144, Issue 9Page: 702KeywordsAcademic medicineConflicts of interestHospitalistsMemorySub-specialty care ePublished: 2 May 2006 Issue Published: 2 May 2006 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2006 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...
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