A Perspective on Medical Student Education for Internal Medicine

Whatever their differences, those who lament the declining recruitment to internal medicine agree on one thing: There is no single cause, and there can be no single therapy.

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Editorials1 January 1991A Perspective on Medical Student Education for Internal MedicineDaniel D. Federman, MDDaniel D. Federman, MDSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-114-1-90 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptWhatever their differences, those who lament the declining recruitment to internal medicine agree on one thing: There is no one thing. There is no single cause, and there can be no single therapy. But what better to get internists' juices flowing than a complex problem for which an innovative and integrated solution is needed?Others in this special issue deal with the overarching concerns of residency, practice, life-style, and reimbursement in internal medicine, issues of great importance. I will consider educational approaches and, in that light, discuss the core medicine clerkship, some missing visions, and some underused models.The third... This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: Daniel D. Federman, MDAffiliations: Harvard Medical School Boston, MA 02115 PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byA Comparison of Inpatient and Outpatient Experiences during an Internal Medicine ClerkshipNational Survey of Clerkship Directors in Internal Medicine on the Competencies That Should Be Addressed in the Medicine Core ClerkshipThe State of Internal MedicineGregg Coodley, MD, Marcia Kerensky Coodley, MD 1 January 1991Volume 114, Issue 1 Page: 90-90 Keywords Medical education Residency Vision ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 January 1991 Copyright & Permissions© 1991 American College of PhysiciansPDF downloadLoading ...