A "Firm" System for Graduate Training in General Internal Medicine.

And Others; Waggoner, David M.

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Publication Date: 1979-Jul

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A "Firm" System for Graduate Training in General Internal Medicine.

And Others; Waggoner, David M.

Journal of Medical Education, v54 n7 p556-61 Jul 1979

The Department of Medicine at Cleveland Metropolitan General Hospital fosters general internal medicine in a graduate training program with a "medical firm" system of medical care. The firm system consists of four medical teams that care for distinct patient populations, closely integrating outpatient and inpatient care. (Author/JMD)

Descriptors: Clinical Experience, Graduate Medical Education, Higher Education, Integrated Activities, Internal Medicine, Internship Programs, Medical School Faculty, Medical Services, Organization, Patients, Student Teacher Supervisors, Teaching Hospitals, Teaching Methods

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Language: English

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