Geyman J P
J R Coll Gen Pract. 1979 May;29(202):289-96.
Family medicine was officially recognized as an independent discipline and as the twentieth specialty in the USA in 1969, when the American Board of Family Practice was established.The main achievements of the first 10 years has been the establishment of departments of family practice in two thirds of the medical schools and the growth of graduate training has advanced rapidly from a total of 290 residents in 1970 to over 6,000 in 1978. Developments in group practice, team work, and medical records have been considerable and research is expanding.In 1976, the 50-year trend of falling numbers of family physicians in the USA was reversed for the first time and excellent progress is also being made in countering the geographical maldistribution of physicians.The challenges for the future of family practice are different from those in the past and are discussed.
1969年,美国家庭医疗委员会成立,家庭医学在美国被正式承认为一门独立学科,成为第二十个专业领域。头十年的主要成就包括三分之二的医学院校设立了家庭医疗系,研究生培训迅速发展,从1970年的290名住院医生增至1978年的6000多名。集体医疗、团队协作和病历方面都有显著发展,研究也在不断拓展。1976年,美国执业家庭医生数量持续下降50年的趋势首次逆转,在应对医生地理分布不均方面也取得了显著进展。文中讨论了家庭医疗未来面临的与过去不同的挑战。