Importance Despite the rapidly declining number of physician-investigators, there is no
consistent structure within medical education so far for involving medical students 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, 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 …

Objective This study surveyed all UK medical schools regarding their Bachelor of Medicine
(MB), Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)(MB/PhD) training policy in order to map the current …

The goal of MD–PhD training programs is to produce physician–scientists with unique
capacities to lead the future biomedical research workforce. The current dearth of physician …

Background: The continuing decline in clinician scientists is a global concern. This paper
reports on a two-fold rationale to address this decline by increasing the number of students …

The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) recently terminated its MD/PhD training
program without clear alternative funding in place. This misguided decision must urgently be …

Problem Physician–scientists play a critical role in discovering new biological knowledge
and translating findings into medical practices that can improve clinical outcomes …

Background It is essential to track the careers and accomplishments of the graduates of
translational research training programs to assess the impact of the programs and to …

Talent management is important in any organizational setting. Physician scientists are highly
talented professionals who contribute significantly to the field of medicine in terms of …