Development of a division of general medicine in a department of internal medicine.
Complex social and economic pressures have initiated a perceptible shift in the composition of departments of medicine, which are now required to provide a more balanced faculty effort in the areas of patient care, teaching, and research. This report describes the development and diverse roles of a Division of General Medicine in the Department of Medicine of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. The division members are academically oriented general internists adhering to the principles of scholarship found in traditional subspecialty divisions. The division members play key roles in the organization of the student and resident teaching programs in general internal medicine. Patient care and research activities, fiscal organization, and plans and problems in the area of promotion and tenure are discussed. Since divisions of general medicine seem destined to become integral parts of most, if not all, departments of medicine, the division described in this report may serve as a model for other institutions.
D005180:Faculty, Medical; D005194:Family Practice; D007388:Internal Medicine; D008511:Medicine; D010414:Pennsylvania; D010559:Personnel Management; D012106:Research; D012577:Schools, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013038:Specialization; D013663:Teaching