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Paul Fitzgerald's avatar

I have spent my clinical lifetime as a generalist, I would argue that this discussion goes even deeper, to the relative values of subspecialisation vs generalisation, and the way they work together.

As an example, I would argue that every new admission to a general hospital should be under a generalist, with the subspecialists working as consultants until the diagnosis and management plans are settled, and then care transferred appropriately.

Or even more provocatively, every acute psychiatric admission should be under a general physician.

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Walter Bortz's avatar

Thanks for interesting provocative post. I am a Hospitalist who works seven days on and seven days off. Just based on the sheer volume of patient care provided, my work is scrutinized by multiple parties( patients, families, fellow Hospitalists, specialist colleagues, ED, administrators etc.etc.). If you are doing a lot of work there is nowhere to hide. I do think those who are not that active clinically can more easily fall through the cracks in assessment of work performance for this simple reason.

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