title: Training schemes in medicine at two district general hospitals.
abstract: After 40 years, NHS planning still results in medical overmanning or shortages. The training schemes in medicine described have, for 25 years, avoided the worst errors. Success has depended on the following triad: a realistic view of career prospects, Osler's master word--work, and systematic clinical research.
mesh_terms: D006769:Hospitals, General; D006801:Humans; D007388:Internal Medicine / Q000193:education*; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education*; D012106:Research / Q000193:education; D006113:United Kingdom