Academic general internal medicine: a mission for the future. J Gen Intern Med 2013 Jun;28(6):845-51
Date
01/17/2013Pubmed ID
23321931Pubmed Central ID
PMC3663942DOI
10.1007/s11606-013-2334-3Scopus ID
2-s2.0-84878541959 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 15 CitationsAbstract
After five decades of growth that has included advances in medical education and health care delivery, value cohesion, and integration of diversity, we propose an overarching mission for academic general internal medicine to lead excellence, change, and innovation in clinical care, education, and research. General internal medicine aims to achieve health care delivery that is comprehensive, technologically advanced and individualized; instills trust within a culture of respect; is efficient in the use of time, people, and resources; is organized and financed to achieve optimal health outcomes; maximizes equity; and continually learns and adapts. This mission of health care transformation has implications for the clinical, educational, and research activities of divisions of general internal medicine over the next several decades.
Author List
Armstrong K, Keating NL, Landry M, Crotty BH, Phillips RS, Selker HP, Council of the Society of General Internal MedicineAuthor
Bradley H. Crotty MD Associate Professor in the Medicine department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
Academic Medical CentersDelivery of Health Care
Health Care Reform
Healthcare Disparities
Humans
Internal Medicine
Organizational Culture
United States
