PEDIATRICS Vol. 72 No. 4 October 1983, pp. 578
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Optimism and Myths

JOSEPH W.ST. GEME JR MD1

1 Department of Pediatrics, UCLA School of Medicine, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, 100 West Carson St, Torrance, CA 90509

In Reply.—

Klein expresses his point of view with clarity and intensity. That is important. I am optimistic about pediatrics and its future. That is important to me. I also believe that the optimism is reasonable. There is an increasing sense of competition between pediatrics and family medicine. The same seems to be true for internal medicine and family medicine. The competition in the spheres of educational program and clinical performance is healthy. We will continue to learn from each other and the roles of the pediatrician, internist, and family physician will evolve as a function of our knowledge, our clinical competence, the desires of our patients, and, perhaps, our enthusiasm about what we do.