y ▁with ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁combining ▁primary ▁and ▁special ty ▁medical ▁services ▁in ▁one ▁location ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Houston . ▁ ▁This ▁was ▁a ▁popular ▁concept ▁of ▁the ▁day ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁May o ▁C lin ic ▁model . ▁ ▁These ▁types ▁of ▁clin ics ▁bring ▁special ists , ▁primary ▁care ▁phys icians , ▁n urs es ▁and ▁other ▁care ▁g ivers ▁together ▁as ▁a ▁team ▁to ▁provide ▁the ▁best ▁possible [ acc ording ▁to ▁whom ? ] ▁care . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁Dr . ▁K else y , ▁an ▁internal ▁medicine ▁special ist , ▁le ased ▁space ▁in ▁the ▁Hermann ▁Professional ▁Building ▁and ▁set ▁up ▁his ▁practice . ▁Over ▁the ▁next ▁two ▁years , ▁he ▁would ▁welcome ▁two ▁of ▁his ▁May o ▁friends , ▁Dr . ▁William ▁D . ▁Se y bold , ▁a ▁sur geon , ▁and ▁Dr . ▁William ▁V . ▁Le ary , ▁another ▁intern ist , ▁to ▁the ▁practice . ▁ ▁Dr . ▁K else y ' s ▁brother , ▁John ▁R . ▁K else y , ▁Jr ., ▁another ▁May o - tra ined ▁phys ician ▁and ▁special ist ▁in ▁g astro enter ology , ▁joined ▁the ▁practice ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 . ▁Also ▁joining ▁the ▁multi - special ty ▁team ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁were ▁a ▁psych iat rist , ▁card i ologist ▁and ▁r he um at ologist . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁C lin ic ▁do ctors ▁began ▁serving