Education of General Medicine. Education of General Medicine in North America.
- VernacularTitle:総合診療の教育 北米における総合診療教育
- Author:
Seiji YAMASHIRO
;
Shunzo KOIZUMI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
general internal medicine;
family medicine;
clinical epidemiology;
evidence based medicine
- From:Medical Education
1997;28(6):431-435
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
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Abstract:
General Internal Medicine, as well as Family Medicine, plays an important role in the primary care of North America. General internists in Canada are virtually hospital-based physicians. However, most general internists in the United States are community-based primary care physicians. Although the system in both countries are different, the training of General Internal Medicine is very similar. General internists comprehensively manage patients with complex illnesses such as one with difficult diagnoses, multiproblem or chronic illness. In addition to basic clinical knowledge and skills, they teach students and residents clinical epidemiology, evidence based medicine and clinical decision making.
