Medical Faculties and General/Practical Medicine in the Czech Republic

Overview

This article is a contribution to a discussion about the position of general medicine in the Czech Republic. Possibilitiesfor development of this branch as a regular academic discipline, entirely comparable with classical medical branchesof the Medical Faculty, are given. Some problems and differences in primary care in comparison with clinicalmedicine are stressed. New potential possibilities for participation of the medical faculties’ academic work placesin specialization training according to on-going legislative changes are presented. The specificities of the researchand the problems in primary care are pointed out. This research will help the general medicine to achieve equalitywith other academic disciplines.

Key words:
general/practical medicine, specialization training, primary care research, guidelines, familymedicine.