The vanishing physician-scientist? / edited by Andrew I. Schafer.
Throughout history, physicians have played a vital role in medical discovery. These physician-scientists devote the majority of their professional effort to seeking new knowledge about health and disease through research and represent the entire continuum of biomedical investigation. They bring a un...
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| Language: | English |
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Ithaca :
ILR Press,
2009.
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| Series: | Culture and politics of health care work.
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Table of Contents:
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1 History of the Physician as Scientist
- 2 Demographics of the Physician-Scientist Workforce
- 3 The Ecology of Physician-Scientists in Academic Medicine
- 4 Translational Research and the Physician-Scientist
- 5 Women as Physician-Scientists
- 6 Generation X and the Millennials in Academic Medicine
- 7 Engaging Undergraduate Students in Research
- 8 The Role of Academic Medical Centers and Medical Schools in the Training and Support of Physician-Scientists
- 9 The Relationship between Physicians and PhD Scientists in Medical Research10 Mentoring Physician-Scientists
- 11 Mentoring the Physician-Scientist
- 12 The Attrition of Young Physician-Scientists
- 13 Restoring and Invigorating an Endangered Species
- 14 Revitalizing the Nation�s Physician-Scientist Workforce
- 15 A Half Century of Clinical Research
- Epilogue
- References
- Contributors
- Index