The broken branch: Darwin’s evolutionary tree and the progress of Medicine, the evolution of specialism and generalism

Autores/as

  • Richard V. Lee Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics and ObstetricsAdjunct Professor of Anthropology andSocial and Preventive MedicineDirector, Division of Maternal & Adolescent MedicineDirector, Division of Geographic MedicineDepartment of MedicineState University of New York at Buffalo

Palabras clave:

Cultural evolution, Clinical Medicine, Darwin, General practice, Specialization

Resumen

ABSTRACT

            The landscape of medical practice and health care has been transformed by specialization over the past Century. There has been an extraordinary acceleration in the proliferation of  specialty practice, coincident with rapid growth in technological devices and their clinical applications during the past fifty years. Medicine and medical care are evolving rapidly,  a process that has similarities to biologic evolution. Medical educators, policy makers, and practitioners might find a Darwinian overview of medicine and health care of interest.

Biografía del autor/a

Richard V. Lee, Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics and ObstetricsAdjunct Professor of Anthropology andSocial and Preventive MedicineDirector, Division of Maternal & Adolescent MedicineDirector, Division of Geographic MedicineDepartment of MedicineState University of New York at Buffalo

Richard V. Lee, M.D. 7664 East Quaker Road Orchard Park, NY 14127 716-667-3304 phone/fax dmdrvl@buffalo.edu

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Publicado

2013-01-22

Cómo citar

Lee, R. V. (2013). The broken branch: Darwin’s evolutionary tree and the progress of Medicine, the evolution of specialism and generalism. Revista Médica De Chile, 141(2). Recuperado a partir de https://revistamedicadechile.cl/index.php/rmedica/article/view/2678

Número

Vol. 141 Núm. 2 (2013): FEBRERO 2013

Sección

Articulo Especial