Descripcion: INTRODUCTION
Prof. RobertoM. Cataldi Amatriain
?The profile of the specialist in Internal Medicine
shall never be finished and shall never be perfect?.
There are many opinions either about the profile of the internist or his training, and
not all of them have a solid base. The evolution of Internal Medicine through time
took place at different speeds and with different characteristics, according to the
times. Profile and training were different in the Ancient Times, the Middle Age, the
Modern Age, and even in our days. The speed of the change increased and became
vertiginous in the twentieth century and at the present time. Nowadays doctors have
to make great efforts to be updated with the bulky existing information, procedures,
and other aspects inherent to the specialty. It is likely that in the next decades the
circumstances will force to implement deeper changes suitable to the level of
knowledge and the requirements of the society at that time. It is very important to
pay close attention to the evolution of the professional profile through the years,
since you cannot innovate in an intelligent way if you do not thoroughly know the
past of the profession.
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