Are departments of general practice in medical schools really needed?
- 1 April 1991
- journal article
- Published by AMPCo in The Medical Journal of Australia
- Vol. 154 (7) , 461-464
- https://doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.1991.tb121176.x
Abstract
Few medical schools appear aware of modern developments in general practice and of its educational potential in helping provide balance to a predominantly teaching hospital approach to the diagnosis and treatment of disease. Contributing to the problem are a lack of clarity about the term "undifferentiated doctor", failure to understand the different purposes of undergraduate and vocational training and the erroneous view that general practice is not a "proper" university discipline because it lacks an intellectual basis.Keywords
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