Lewy R M
J Med Educ. 1977 Nov;52(11):873-81.
The family practitioner evolved as a specialist to replace the rapidly disappearing general practitioner. The lack of adequate postdoctoral medical education programs for general practitioners, the changing role of the general practitioner in relation to the specialist, and the lower status and different working conditions of the general practitioner compared with the specialist contributed to the decline of general practice. Those who attempted to develop the specialty of family practice actively sought to remedy the deficiencies of general practice by providing intellectually rigorous postgraduate programs, by providing a unique area of expertise, and by providing specialty status.
家庭医生作为一个专科出现，以取代迅速消失的全科医生。全科医生缺乏足够的博士后医学教育项目、全科医生相对于专科医生角色的变化，以及与专科医生相比全科医生地位较低和工作条件不同，这些都导致了全科医疗的衰落。那些试图发展家庭医疗专科的人积极寻求通过提供严谨的研究生课程、提供独特的专业领域以及赋予专科地位来弥补全科医疗的不足。
