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Academic base for general practice

EDITOR, - The arguments and proposals set out by Justin Allen and colleagues in their article on changing the academic base for general practice are compelling1. Having been a trainer in general practice in Britain, I am now a professor in family medicine in the United States and would like to give my view.

In the United States nearly every department of family medicine based in a university is responsible for medical students, trainees, research, and administrative issues. This is much like the proposal made by Allen and colleagues. …