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Revista Cubana de Salud Pública
versión On-line ISSN 1561-3127
Resumen
CUESTA MEJIAS, Leonardo Antonio. Comprehensive General Medicine or Family Medicine? A Reflection Three Decades After This Publication. Rev Cub Sal Públ [online]. 2023, vol.49, n.4 Epub 01-Dic-2023. ISSN 1561-3127.
Introduction:
It has been more than 15 years since the article “Comprehensive General Medicine or Family Medicine?” was published as a medical experience. It has been about ten years since this thought was disseminated: “Comprehensive General Medicine, a clinical specialty with a true biopsychosocial approach to the population health.” The first article supported the position of naming this specialty as Comprehensive General Medicine. The second article remarked the general and comprehensive character of this specialty. Comprehensive General Medicine, according to some authors, is definitely about to be accepted as the official name of this specialty. I do not think that Cuban Family Medicine would be appropriate as a name.
Objective:
To justify why the name of this specialty should not be modified, specifically taking into account its general and comprehensive nature.
Methods:
A thorough review of published articles was carried out, all linked to work within the Family Medicine model.
Conclusions:
The specialty in which doctors are trained and developed, mainly in community offices at the first level of care in Cuba, should maintain the name of Comprehensive General Medicine.
Palabras clave : comprehensive general medicine; Family Medicine; family doctor and nurse program.