 DIVISION
OF MEDICINE Department of General Internal Medicine |
9500 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44195 |
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HistoryJohn Phillips (13K) was born in 1879 on a farm near
Welland, Ontario. He was a quiet, serious-minded youth who, nevertheless, had a keen sense
of humor. After obtaining his teacher's certificate, he taught or three years in a
district school. He then entered the Faculty of Medicine in the University of Toronto,
where in 1903 he received the M.B. degree with honors. After graduation he served for
three years as intern and resident in medicine at Lakeside Hospital in Cleveland. He then
entered practice as an associate in the office of Dr. E. F. Cushing, professor of
pediatrics at Western Reserve. During the years before the founding of The Cleveland
Clinic, Phillips held assistant professorships in both medicine and therapeutics at the
Western Reserve University School of Medicine. Simultaneously he had hospital appointments
at Babies' Dispensary and Hospital and Lakeside Hospital. He was also consulting physician
to St. John's Hospital. Phillips had a large private and consulting practice and was
highly regarded for his ability as clinician and teacher in internal medicine and the
diseases of children. During World War I he served as a captain in the Medical Corps of
the United States Army. The original Department of General Internal Medicine was staffed by three internists Dr. Tucker, Dr. C.L. Hartsock (the first internal medicine fellow at the Cleveland Clinic, class of ‘23), and Dr. L.L. Lovshin.
The MissionThe mission of the Department of Internal Medicine is to meet the needs and expectations of patients, referring physicians and other customers by providing superior, humanistic medical care services and to be the leader in cost effective medical care through teaching and research. Physicians in the Department of General Internal Medicine see patients with a
wide spectrum of problems. Although the department specializes in primary care services
for patients in the region, the physicians also provide consultative services for patients
from all over the country who are referred for more complex problems and evaluation. In
addition to providing outstanding diagnostic and treatment services, they are skilled at
coordinating and managing patients needing the services of many physicians. |
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