PMID: 9634434Jun 20, 1998Paper

Letter from Reykjavik

Annals of Internal Medicine
P V Jónsson

Abstract

Medical care in Iceland can be viewed as an experiment of nature. This small island society has combined the Nordic social and welfare structures with advanced international medicine. The Vikings settled Iceland in the ninth century, and the population has remained biologically homogeneous because of its remote isolation. This homogeneity may provide a unique opportunity to contribute to the understanding of the genetics of common disorders. Iceland's isolation has also limited the resources that are available for clinical training. Therefore, it has been necessary for most physicians who graduate from the medical school at the University of Iceland to obtain postgraduate training abroad. This has been of enormous benefit to Icelandic medicine. Fewer opportunities for foreign medical graduates to train in the United States would have a substantial effect on the future practice of Icelandic medicine. The Icelandic health care system faces many challenges. Because health care spending has been reined in, priorities must be set more clearly than in the past, and heated discussions have erupted about gatekeeping and merging of hospitals. These have been "interesting times" for Icelandic medicine. Other countries may learn lessons f...Continue Reading

Citations

Mar 24, 2004·Mechanisms of Ageing and Development·Adalsteinn Gudmundsson
Mar 14, 2007·American Journal of Epidemiology·Tamara B HarrisVilmundur Gudnason
Sep 11, 1999·Scandinavian Journal of Public Health·M A BjörkgrenB E Fries

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