The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution in December for an international day of recognition for the practice, which originated in India.
It may be time to move from the one-directional knowledge transmission from master to apprentice model, and informal, tacit community of practice models currently established in some general practices, to formal recognition of the general practice as a community of practice with an explicit goal of multi-directional knowledge transmission and skill development.
This desired recognition from individuals outside academia and the realm of science calls into question the traditional forms of recognition, recasting the practice in terms of "whose recognition matters most".
With increased recognition of the theory and practice of highway tunnel construction in China, the content of the NATM gradually evolved from an understanding of a particular construction method or supporting technology into the idea of "concept" and "principle" [5].
The 2010 Affordable Care Act vastly increased recognition of the licensed integrative practice fields such as acupuncture and chiropractic.
In recent times, there has been increasing recognition of the utility and practice of quantitative tools in medical applications.
Recognition of the role of practice nurses, nationally agreed terms and conditions and more multi-professional training initiatives have been suggested [ 34, 35].
The SPPA, which represents all major Scottish mackerel processors, has been campaigning for recognition of the sustainable fishing practices employed by European and Norwegian fleets since mackerel was downgraded in January.
The idea of a DNP and other clinical doctorates arose from recognition of the importance of practice-based higher education in providing safe patient care.
In addition, there is increased recognition of the importance of practice-based research which generates data in a "real world" environment as a tool for conducting comparative effectiveness research [ 6, 7].
There is clearly a need to increase the exposure to and the recognition of general practice through provision of incentives and attractions for general practice postgraduate training and later service.
