Worklife and Satisfaction of General Internists
Archives of Internal MedicinePublished 25 March 2002
Tosha B. Wetterneck
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General internists' role of caring for patients with complex problems is associated with lower levels of satisfaction than for IMSSs and FPs, and adjusting caseload for patient complexity, expanding time for office visits, and additional training in the care of patients with psychosocially complex problems may improve the job satisfaction.
Abstract
General internists' role of caring for patients with complex problems is associated with lower levels of satisfaction than for IMSSs and FPs. Adjusting caseload for patient complexity, expanding time for office visits, and additional training in the care of patients with psychosocially complex problems may improve the job satisfaction of general internists and medical student recruitment into the specialty.
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