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Home Research Research Library Generally speaking Generally speaking 1970 Author(s) Pisacano, N J Topic(s) Education & Training Keyword(s) Undergraduate Medical Education Volume JAMA I would like to set out with a few simple but sweeping generalizations concerning the impact of medical education on the practice of medicine. These generalizations are also, in general, negative. I make no apology for being negative nor do I subscribe to the sophistry of the academic world which implies that generalizations are necessarily false and lead to illogical conclusions. My first generalization, then, is (1) that medical schools have contributed little toward the improvement of the practice of medicine; (2) that, in fact, medical educators have very little understanding of what comprehensive medicine truly is; (3) that the rise of the newest approved specialty, family practice, after many abortive attempts at approval, owes little to medical educators for its eventual success in attaining approval on Feb 8, 1969; and (4) that, even in the light of this recent surge of interest in family practice, many deans and/or their ABFM Research Read all 2016 Sponsoring Institutions with Five or Fewer Residency Programs Produce a Larger Proportion of General Internists and Family Physicians Go to Sponsoring Institutions with Five or Fewer Residency Programs Produce a Larger Proportion of General Internists and Family Physicians 2015 Family Medicine Department Chairs’ Opinions Regarding Scope of Practice Go to Family Medicine Department Chairs’ Opinions Regarding Scope of Practice 2019 A Qualitative Study of Trainee Experiences in Family Medicine‐Obstetrics Fellowships Go to A Qualitative Study of Trainee Experiences in Family Medicine‐Obstetrics Fellowships 2024 Policy Briefs With Personality: How to Innovatively Disseminate Evidence for Advocacy Go to Policy Briefs With Personality: How to Innovatively Disseminate Evidence for Advocacy
Author(s) Pisacano, N J Topic(s) Education & Training Keyword(s) Undergraduate Medical Education Volume JAMA
ABFM Research Read all 2016 Sponsoring Institutions with Five or Fewer Residency Programs Produce a Larger Proportion of General Internists and Family Physicians Go to Sponsoring Institutions with Five or Fewer Residency Programs Produce a Larger Proportion of General Internists and Family Physicians 2015 Family Medicine Department Chairs’ Opinions Regarding Scope of Practice Go to Family Medicine Department Chairs’ Opinions Regarding Scope of Practice 2019 A Qualitative Study of Trainee Experiences in Family Medicine‐Obstetrics Fellowships Go to A Qualitative Study of Trainee Experiences in Family Medicine‐Obstetrics Fellowships 2024 Policy Briefs With Personality: How to Innovatively Disseminate Evidence for Advocacy Go to Policy Briefs With Personality: How to Innovatively Disseminate Evidence for Advocacy
2016 Sponsoring Institutions with Five or Fewer Residency Programs Produce a Larger Proportion of General Internists and Family Physicians Go to Sponsoring Institutions with Five or Fewer Residency Programs Produce a Larger Proportion of General Internists and Family Physicians
2015 Family Medicine Department Chairs’ Opinions Regarding Scope of Practice Go to Family Medicine Department Chairs’ Opinions Regarding Scope of Practice
2019 A Qualitative Study of Trainee Experiences in Family Medicine‐Obstetrics Fellowships Go to A Qualitative Study of Trainee Experiences in Family Medicine‐Obstetrics Fellowships
2024 Policy Briefs With Personality: How to Innovatively Disseminate Evidence for Advocacy Go to Policy Briefs With Personality: How to Innovatively Disseminate Evidence for Advocacy