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12.11.2018 | Letter to the Editor
Equal Rights for General Internists
Erschienen in: Journal of General Internal Medicine | Ausgabe 2/2019
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It was with disappointment that we read “Equal Rights for General Internists?” by JGIM co-editor (and our colleague at BIDMC) Carol Bates.1 The lack of time and support for scholarly work by clinician generalists is an important topic for discussion. We agree with Dr. Bates, “No question that academic hospitalists could benefit from more protected time to boost their scholarship.” We also share her opinion that outpatient generalists need more protected time for academic work. However, we disagree with several of her other opinions, including:
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“Outpatient generalists are in greater need for protected time than their inpatient colleagues.”
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“Those in hospital and ICU medicine…how much time is truly needed for recovery…time required for recuperation…may be substantially less than the time allotted…”
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“Double standard exists for our clinical faculty who have essentially no protected time in comparison with those who have days or weeks that are free of clinical responsibilities.”