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Home Research Research Library A statement on the generalist physician from the American Boards of Family Practice and Internal Medicine A statement on the generalist physician from the American Boards of Family Practice and Internal Medicine 1994 Author(s) Kimball, H R, and Young, P R Topic(s) Education & Training, and Family Medicine Certification Keyword(s) Graduate Medical Education Volume JAMA Source JAMA PROFOUND change is under way in the health care delivery system for Americans. As our health care system moves to center on the generalist as the primary provider of health services, the acknowledged deficiency in the number of such physicians has emerged as a fundamental concern. The Clinton Health Security Act, the Council on Graduate Medical Education, the Physician Payment Review Commission, and others have called for a near doubling of the output of generalists by the end of the decade. Family physicians and general internists provide the vast majority of adult generalist care and must continue to do so to ensure the highest quality of care for the American public. The American Board of Family Practice (ABFP) and the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) accept their respective roles in meeting this challenge and to this end believe there are many areas in which the two disciplines can more ABFM Research Read all 2025 Leveraging Large Language Models to Advance Certification, Physician Learning, and Diagnostic Excellence Go to Leveraging Large Language Models to Advance Certification, Physician Learning, and Diagnostic Excellence 1990 Twenty years: more questions than answers. Non amo te Go to Twenty years: more questions than answers. Non amo te 2015 The Impact of Repeated Exposure to Items Go to The Impact of Repeated Exposure to Items 2015 A Significant Number of Charter Diplomates Participate in American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) Maintenance of Certification Go to A Significant Number of Charter Diplomates Participate in American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) Maintenance of Certification
Author(s) Kimball, H R, and Young, P R Topic(s) Education & Training, and Family Medicine Certification Keyword(s) Graduate Medical Education Volume JAMA Source JAMA
ABFM Research Read all 2025 Leveraging Large Language Models to Advance Certification, Physician Learning, and Diagnostic Excellence Go to Leveraging Large Language Models to Advance Certification, Physician Learning, and Diagnostic Excellence 1990 Twenty years: more questions than answers. Non amo te Go to Twenty years: more questions than answers. Non amo te 2015 The Impact of Repeated Exposure to Items Go to The Impact of Repeated Exposure to Items 2015 A Significant Number of Charter Diplomates Participate in American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) Maintenance of Certification Go to A Significant Number of Charter Diplomates Participate in American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) Maintenance of Certification
2025 Leveraging Large Language Models to Advance Certification, Physician Learning, and Diagnostic Excellence Go to Leveraging Large Language Models to Advance Certification, Physician Learning, and Diagnostic Excellence
1990 Twenty years: more questions than answers. Non amo te Go to Twenty years: more questions than answers. Non amo te
2015 A Significant Number of Charter Diplomates Participate in American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) Maintenance of Certification Go to A Significant Number of Charter Diplomates Participate in American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) Maintenance of Certification
