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Academic general practice in Australian medical schools
Author(s) -
Kamien Max,
MacAdam Douglas B
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1991.tb121130.x
Subject(s) - ambivalence , general practice , state (computer science) , medical education , medical practice , medical school , medicine , psychology , family medicine , computer science , social psychology , algorithm
This paper reports on a survey of the current state of academic general practice in the ten Australian medical schools. Despite its lack of resources, low profile and ambivalent acceptance in Australian medical schools, academic general pr actice has survived. Its problems and potential contribution for producing better doctors are outlined and discussed .