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To add to this, which at least in the systems I'm aware of, being a GP is a specialisation. General doesn't mean non specialist. It means being a specialist at
by Honga 5y ago
To add to this, which at least in the systems I'm aware of, being a GP is a specialisation. General doesn't mean non specialist. It means being a specialist at general medicine.
- rscho 5y agoThis is country-dependent. In practice though, it's absolutely true that GP is specialist work.
- dtech 5y agopotato potato, the meaning is obvious. GP differs from a medical specialist in that they focus on diagnostics and broad knowledge as opposed to deep narrow focus. Whether you call focusing on that a specialization is irrelevant.
- rscho 5y agoCalling focusing on that a specialization means a 6y education difference in some countries.