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Letters |15 April 1995

Change from Specialist to Generalist

Douglas M. De Long

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TO THE EDITOR:
Christakis and colleagues [1] reported on the “specialist” to “generalist” transformation. Please forgive me for tilting at windmills, but my button has been pushed one too many times. Yes, a disclaimer (buried in the methods section) defines a generalist as “technically” a specialist, but in this time of introspection within internal medicine, this nomenclature fosters the inappropriate image of the rank-and-file internist as second class.
Particularly in rural internal medicine, where I believe the essence of our specialty still survives, being an internist is enough of a label. Rural internists provide consultative services to family practice and...
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De Long DM. Change from Specialist to Generalist. Ann Intern Med. 1995;122:635–636. doi: https://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-122-8-199504150-00030

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Published: Ann Intern Med. 1995;122(8):635-636.

DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-122-8-199504150-00030

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