tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14743001.post7204185953701229001..comments2024-01-02T02:45:17.328-06:00Comments on Notes from Dr. RW: The Dinosaur on Internal Medicine, Family Practice and primary careRobert W Donnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16944231400440786271noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14743001.post-44996219010286737522007-02-25T13:20:00.000-06:002007-02-25T13:20:00.000-06:00Thanks for the clarification, Dinosaur. FP and IM...Thanks for the clarification, Dinosaur. FP and IM are in my view distinct specialties which overlap but by no means do exactly the same things, and neither does them "better" than the other. Collaboration is optimal when the distinctions between the specialties are understood. I would not have survived professionally without the FPs in my original medical group. They made it possible for me Robert W Donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16944231400440786271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14743001.post-48855686469009582422007-02-25T11:45:00.000-06:002007-02-25T11:45:00.000-06:00I agree that I began my rant rather snarkily, and ...I agree that I began my rant rather snarkily, and found myself mellowing as I went on. So yes, the final line was my real point.<BR/><BR/>The "button pushing" is when it sounds like you are trying to have your cake and eat it too, by somehow implying that although you're doing the same things I am you are somehow doing it "better." DB's more recent <A HREF="http://medrants.com/index.php/archives#1 Dinosaurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01357845504444464397noreply@blogger.com