Clinician–investigators, also called physician–scientists, offer critical knowledge and
perspectives that benefit research on basic science mechanisms, improved diagnostic and …

Support of the US health professions investigator workforce is critically important to the
continued advancement of health care nationally. Physician–investigators comprise one …

Physician-scientists are critical members of the biomedical workforce. The combination of
rigorous scientific training and clinical skills uniquely positions them to bridge clinical needs …

Transforming biological discoveries into medical treatment calls for a cadre of health
professionals skilled in patient-oriented research. Yet many factors discourage talented …

Physician-scientists, with in-depth training in both medicine and research, are uniquely
poised to address pressing challenges at the forefront of biomedicine. In recent years, a …

In academic medicine, the attrition of the physician–scientist workforce has been
significantly discussed for the past three decades, with substantial attention and funding …

The clinical research enterprise has many required infrastructure elements, one of which is
having well-trained individuals to conduct clinical research. Individuals who engage in …

The 2014 NIH Physician-Scientist Workforce (PSW) Working Group report identified
distressing trends among the small proportion of physicians who consider research to be …

Physician-scientists have epitomized the blending of deep, rigorous impactful curiosity with
broad attention to human health for centuries. While we aspire to prepare all physicians with …

There is growing concern that the numbers of physician-scientists being trained in US
academic health centers will not be sufficient to continue the rate of current progress in …