To wish for a "grandmaster generalist" who can answer the question of what every undergraduate should know is to wish for some kind of secular papacy.
This is particularly problematic in subject areas with a low rate of questions being asked, since some experts can go for long periods without having relevant questions and so tend to check for new activity less frequently than those fielding questions about more generalist or popular subjects.
Since most health service problems cross disciplinary and subject boundaries, this begs a question about whether embedded generalist researchers, drawing on specialist skills and knowledge as required, might be most useful to front line teams.
The persistence of generalists and specialists is a topical question in community ecology and results from both ecological and evolutionary processes.
This paradox was also identified by the linked Delphi study [ 12] and raises the question as to whether generalists should try harder to implement this principle or look for alternatives.
The less specific you can be at answering that question, the more of a generalist you should be looking to hire.
Students need lectures from someone who had devoted time to Milton and also discussion with a generalist who could become involved in those questions that Miltonists would simply not raise".
Questions included views about the generalist's role, specific local concerns, access, education, training, and support (box 1).
Management was identified by questions about treatment, specialist or generalist management, age at initiation of management, psychotherapy, and compliance with care.
A question arises how the invasion of generalist predator into a local system affects the population dynamics in a predator-prey model with free boundary, which remains unexplored.
