Show Back To Family Dr DrAs 0 As most of us know the family family fam fam- ily fly doctor has been in recent years a fast-fading fast part of American society More and more doctors have been turning turning turn turn- ing to specialist roles where the hours are better and the money greater and the shortage shortage shortage short short- age of family doctors has often become acute PART OF the reason there arent aren't enough doctors is that there are not enough medical medical medical med med- ical schools But the trend toward specialization has also made itself felt in many areas The trend can be seen when one realizes that in 1950 more than half of all US U.S. physicians physicians physicians were general practitioners practitioners practitioners whereas today only 22 per cent are in that category And in 1967 for a recent example example ex ex- ex- ex ample fewer than 2 percent of the nations nation's medical graduates graduates graduates grad grad- went into general tice What no now may be changing the outlook is a trend among some medical schools to add special courses in family medicine med med- Its It's estimated that more than a dozen medical schools and over hospitals now have such courses WOULD TIllS WOULD enable family doctors to regain much of their former standing to be accepted equally with specialists specialists specialists in hospitals clinics and group practice group practice programs which is not now the case It would be nice to have more family doctors again At their best they rendered a service and some still do |