Suggests a new comprehensive health care relationship between patient and physician to educate the patient to understand mental and physical health and disease and how he can protect his own health. (IR)

Proper programs must be created to train physicians specifically educated to provide comprehensive medical care. (IR)

Describes a continuing comprehensive care program to train medical personnel to care for ambulatory patients. (Editor/IR)

A study is reported that hypothesizes that (1) empathic behaviors and other interpersonal skills are usually not new to internal medicine residents, and (2) that the educational issue is primarily one of skill elicitation and reinforcement rather than learning new content and behaviors. (MLW)

Systematic collaborative research is needed to find ways to extend community comprehensive health care more equitably to all citizens. (IR)

Demonstrated positive attitude of students seems to warrant expanded use of interdisciplinary health team for comprehensive patient care. (Editor/IR)

A curriculum proposed as a framework for the education of all generalists" practicing in primary health care. (IR)

There is little evidence that medical school faculties are setting up educational programs to meet the public demand for well-qualified family physicians to provide comprehensive personal health care. (IR)