title: From the president: STFM. Reflections on generalism in medicine.
abstract: Issues concerning the role of the generalist in medicine are not new. Indeed, we live in a specialty-oriented society which tends to define generalism in terms of specialism. Yet, as Gotshalk states, "Where it (the general aspect of a problem) is not satisfactorily handled, all specialization is an improvisation of temporary stopgaps on the way to ever recurrent crises."
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Colwill
mesh_terms: D005194:Family Practice / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D008511:Medicine; D011320:Primary Health Care; D013038:Specialization