Egnew T R
J Fam Pract. 1977 Nov;5(5):779-81.
The trend in medicine has been towards specialization which promotes a philosophy that extensive knowledge of a limited field is necessary for competence. Little emphasis has been placed on behavioral sciences as an important aspect for assisting the specialty physician in dealing with patients. Family medicine reverses this trend by emphasizing a breadth of medical knowledge with inclusion of behavioral sciences as a part of training. Behavioral sciences contribute heavily to the education of the family physician in the areas of character, culture, and counseling. The results is a humanistic physician with excellent skills in patient management. The inclusion of behavioral sciences in family medicine places this specialty at the forefront of a new direction in medicine and may well be emulated by other medical specialties.
医学领域的趋势一直是专业化，这促成了一种理念，即要具备胜任能力，就必须深入了解某个有限领域的广泛知识。行为科学作为协助专科医生诊治患者的一个重要方面，却很少受到重视。家庭医学扭转了这一趋势，它强调医学知识的广度，并将行为科学纳入培训内容。行为科学在性格、文化和咨询等方面对家庭医生的教育有很大贡献。其结果是培养出一位在患者管理方面具备出色技能的人文主义医生。将行为科学纳入家庭医学，使该专业处于医学新方向的前沿，很可能会被其他医学专科效仿。
