title: [The internist: a human being that helps others. On the training and clinical practice of the specialty].
abstract: This is a critical overview of an internist with 33 years of practice, about the activities which are inherent to internal medicine. The author analyzes strategies on how to keep updated in the scientific literature, the importance of acquiring, experience from peers and teachers and emphasizes the value of an adequate patient-physician relationship.
authors.affiliation: Escuela de Medicina, Universidad de Valparaiso, Servicio de Medicina, Hospital Naval Almirante Nef, Viña del Mar, Chile. jduclos@vtr.net
authors.forename: Jaime
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Duclos
mesh_terms: D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing; D006801:Humans; D007388:Internal Medicine; D007396:Internship and Residency; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'
vernacular_title: El internista: un ser humano ayudando a otro. De la formación y ejercicio clínico de la profesión.