Start of the Journal of Family Practice

[摘要] In 1969, when family practice was recognized as the 20th specialty in American medicine, there was little tradition for research and no forum for reporting original work in the field. GP, the monthly journal of the American Academy of General Practice, was derivative in nature with review articles drawn from clinical work in other specialties. At that time, I had been a GP in rural practice in Mount Shasta, California, for 6 years. As family practice residency programs were being established across the country, I felt an urgent need to get involved in their development. In 1969, I accepted an offer to return to Santa Rosa, California, and to convert the 2-year general practice residency at Sonoma County Hospital, where I had trained, to a 3-year family practice residency. That was accomplished under a Regional Medical Programs grant, including setting up an affiliation with the University of California San Francisco.

[学科分类] 过敏症与临床免疫学