Carla G. Fox

Date/Place of Birth: 6/11/1948 St. Helena, California

Education: B.A. Economics, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, N.Y. 1970

Post Doctoral Training: M.D. Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.1976, Internship Internal Medicine Wash DC V.A. Hospital/ Georgetown U. 1976-1977, Residency Internal Medicine Evanston Hospital/ Northwestern U. 1977-1979

Certification: Certified in Internal Medicine 1979; Certified in Geriatrics by ABIM 1988

Present Position: Presently in private practice in San Diego, Presently Clinical Professor of Medicine, UC San Diego School of Medicine

ACP Activities: Elected as FACP in 1993

Hospital/Community Service: Medical Director and founder, Volunteer Medical Screening Clinic at Rachels Womens' Shelter, Volunteer physician for medical screening at Salvation Army ARC (Drug and alcohol Rehab), Chief, Geriatrics Division at Scripps Mercy Hospital in San Diego

Other Appointments: Member, American Society for Bone and Mineral Research, Member, CMA and SD County Medical Society

Vision Statement
Last year I was asked by a faculty member at UCSD Medical School to participate in a panel of Internists to encourage medical students to consider careers in Internal Medicine. The faculty member went on to say that the number of students planning careers in Internal Medicine had dropped dramatically. During my senior year in 1976 almost 60% of our class planned to become Internists; this number has dropped to 10% or less in many medical schools. Low reimbursements for long hours and loss of decision-making due to managed care have been cited as some of the major reasons for this decline. And yet, patients need us more than ever to navigate the complexities of medical diagnosis and treatment in our aging population. Indeed, the greatest satisfactions of Internal Medicine practice can be the intellectual stimulation and challenge of co-ordinating multiple medical problems as well as the long-term relationships with patients and their families. These rewards should not change, even though the systems for providing and paying for health care are evolving. It is especially critical that Internists influence the health care debate now, in away that allows us to maintain and promote viable lifestyles, intellectual satisfaction and good patient care; otherwise, there won't be any Internists left to take care of us.

Page updated: 02-18-08

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