http://www.medrants.com/archives/4658 Internal medicine, American health care, and especially medical education Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:15:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.medrants.com/archives/4658/comment-page-1#comment-528584 JDS Mon, 13 Jul 2009 19:11:19 +0000 http://www.medrants.com/?p=4658#comment-528584 I agree with your statements, and feel that the problem runs much deeper than the term "primary care." The problem in general internal medicine, for example, is also an "internal" one (pun intended). Many of the very doctors who practice it don't even refer to it as a specialty (even though it very much is!). There is an attitude of "I'm just a generalist," as if that is something to minimize. Based on this, is it any wonder that many people have trouble viewing an internist with the prestige of some other specialists? And by extension, is it any wonder that medical students aren't choosing to go into internal medicine? It is something we should all think about. I agree with your statements, and feel that the problem runs much deeper than the term “primary care.” The problem in general internal medicine, for example, is also an “internal” one (pun intended). Many of the very doctors who practice it don’t even refer to it as a specialty (even though it very much is!). There is an attitude of “I’m just a generalist,” as if that is something to minimize. Based on this, is it any wonder that many people have trouble viewing an internist with the prestige of some other specialists? And by extension, is it any wonder that medical students aren’t choosing to go into internal medicine? It is something we should all think about.

]]> http://www.medrants.com/archives/4658/comment-page-1#comment-528577 Web Media Weekend – July 11, 2009 | Reinventing Yourself... Sat, 11 Jul 2009 11:51:08 +0000 http://www.medrants.com/?p=4658#comment-528577 [...] The semantics of primary care…   DB’s Medical Rants [...] [...] The semantics of primary care…   DB’s Medical Rants [...]

]]>