PEDIATRICS Vol. 23 No. 6 June 1959, pp. 1038
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ON THE TEACHING AND PRACTICE OF THE NEW PEDIATRICS

CHARLES D. MAY M.D.

AN EDITORIAL in the February issue posed the question, "Can the New Pediatrics be Practiced?" The point was made that the answer may depend partly on economics—on the value placed on pediatricians' services. Because of a full realization there are other aspects of the matter, the readers were invited to share their thoughts.

Judging from the comments in recent Letters to the Editor, some ideas about the teaching and practice of the "new pediatrics" seem prevalent:

1) Group practice and health insurance plans may be ways to cope with the economics.

2) There is widespread discontent with the discrepancy between the emphasis in pediatric training and the nature of the experiences encountered in practice.

3) One type of training is not apt to be equally suitable for all the broad groups of pediatricians (academicians and consultants, general practitioners, and public health administrators).