The transition from idealism to pragmatism in medical practice

The principles and practice of medicine as taught at our medical schools today cannot find expressive fulfillment in the private sector, nor are they appropriate in adequately serving our Third-World population. This results in many of our primary care physicians leaving general practice because of frustration and lack of fulfillment. Urgent correction of the status quo is necessary, particularly by making better use of specially trained primary health care nursing sisters and by readjustment of the statutory tariff, making it cost-effective for the physician to utilize his resources for optimal patient benefit.