Most internists regret going into the primary care

No surprise to regular readers here.

Comments

Mitch Keamy
Practice conditions for internists are abominable and a travesty. I am an anesthesiologist, and I lament the state of internal medicine; the men and women who were once the “high priests” in the temple of medicine now must run about to make ends meet. Medicine as a whole has suffered as a consequence; I see it every day in my practice. Hopefully, this too, shall pass…
Anonymous
The survey was rather small, less than 200 replies, but everything I have seen conforms with those numbers and my experience.I cannot believe what has happened to IM in the 25 years since I became an internist.Managed care may not be only cause of this but it clearly is the biggest.IM docs are either shift work hospitalists or office docs doing nothing more and often less than FP docs.
Anonymous
I would love to find a good internist. Everyone would. The difference is, I am willing to pay for the service–but they are all too busy being dancing to the government and insurance companies tune to take the time to sell me the service that I am ready and willing to pay for.
It has long been well established that price controls create shortages–always.

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