title: Are departments of general practice in medical schools really needed?
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Practice, University of Western Australia, Claremont.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kamien
authors.forename: D B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: MacAdam
mesh_terms: D000068:Accreditation; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001315:Australia; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards; D003479:Curriculum / Q000592:standards; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate / Q000592:standards; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005194:Family Practice / Q000193:education* / Q000592:standards; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching; D006801:Humans