title: Medical education.
abstract: A plea is made for the rationalization of medical education, with the aim of producing, at the end of 7 years, a doctor capable of at least one function, namely primary care, without further training. The course should contain enough to stimulate those motivated to specialize, although it should be brought home to them that they are losing certain privileges associated with patient relationships when they specialize. A thorough look at the degree of specialization should be taken to ensure that over-specialization does not fragment both the profession and the patient. Finally, we must be sure that when we delegate our respnsibilities we know what we are doing.
mesh_terms: D004501:Education, Medical / Q000592:standards*; D008511:Medicine; D010821:Physicians, Family; D013038:Specialization