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ERIC Number: EJ459809
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1993
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ISSN: ISSN-1040-2446
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The Doctor Is In.
Petersdorf, Robert G.
Academic Medicine, v68 n2 p113-17 Feb 1993
Medical education's current goal of producing 50% generalists, composed of practitioners in internal medicine, family practice, and pediatrics, is examined. Issues include the definition of generalist, the number of generalists needed, changes needed in graduate and undergraduate medical education, changes needed in the practice environment, and implementation strategies. (MSE)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Educational Change, Educational Needs, Family Practice (Medicine), Graduate Medical Education, Higher Education, Internal Medicine, Labor Supply, Medical Education, Pediatrics, Physicians, Professional Education, Specialization
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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