It's time to replace the internist with an internal medicine doctor

It’s time to replace the internist with an internal medicine doctor

OWhen my kids were young, they repeatedly asked, “Dad, what does ‘internal medicine’ mean? The term “internal medicine” is not intuitive to what we do as internal medicine physicians and continues to be confusing to many. Defining the role of internal medicine within the health care system has been a challenge since the field began