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Robert R. Henderson, MD

JAMA. 1970;212(12):2106-2107.

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During the last 30 years, we have noted a change in the faculty of most medical schools, from predominately part-time teachers of clinical medicine to predominately full-time physicians, many interested in basic research. During the past 15 years, we have noted a somewhat similar but slower change in the staffing pattern of many community hospitals, particularly those larger institutions in urban areas. Often the change is initiated by the addition of a full-time salaried director of medical education and followed by full-time directors of key services who are responsible for the quality of care.

I would like to describe and briefly discuss the advantages of medical teaching programs in the milieu of the community hospital with a full-time staff.

The Hunterdon Medical Center, located in Flemington, NJ, serves a county of 440 square miles with a population of approximately 75,000 persons. It is the only general medical facility in the . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
From the Hunterdon Medical Center, Flemington, NJ.

Footnotes
Read before the 66th annual Congress on Medical Education, sponsored by the

AMA Council on Medical Education, Chicago, Feb 8,1970.

Reprint requests to Hunterdon Medical Center, Route 31, Flemington, NJ (Dr. Henderson).

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