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The Vanishing Physician Scientist: A Critical Review and Analysis

Gordon, Richard·2012·Accountability in Research

Abstract

Review of the concept of "the vanishing physician-scientist" shows: 1) medical school admissions reject most students wanting medical research careers; 2) college years before medical school are the best time for students to begin research; 3) efforts to entice admitted medical students and residents to do research are too little too late, yielding people not equipped to compete for grants with PhD track peers and less motivated because they have clinical careers to fall back on; 4) the MD/PhD could be replaced by the PhD/MD with uninterrupted research: a full PhD in parallel with part-time medical school followed by part-time residencies. Supplemental materials are available for this article. Go to the publisher's online edition of Accountability in Research to view the free supplemental file.

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  • In a dispensation when funding is being reduced due to austerity measures, the possibility of researchers losing their funding is high.

    “In a dispensation when funding is being reduced due to austerity measures, the possibility of researchers losing their funding is high [39,41].”
  • When there is a funding shortage, a physician-scientist tends to draw back to the more financially viable clinical discipline.

    “When there is a funding shortage, a physician-scientists tends to draw back to the more financially viable clinical discipline [41].”

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Authors
Gordon, R.
Affiliations
a Gulf Specimen Marine Laboratory , Panacea , Florida , USA
Corresponding author
Gordon, Richard
Venue
Accountability in Research
Published
2012-02-29
Volume
19
Issue
2
Pages
89-113
ISSN
  • 0898-9621 (ISSN-L)
  • 1545-5815
OpenAlex
W1594759465
Cited by
38
References
63
Citations by year
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FWCI
1.24
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Accountability in Research (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
National Institutes of Health
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Health and Medical Research Impacts
  • Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Diversity and Career in Medicine
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Innovations in Medical Education
Keywords
physician-scientists, medical research careers, medical school admissions, undergraduate research, MD-PhD programs, research funding competition, clinical career
MeSH terms
Age Factors, Career Choice, Humans, Physicians, Research Personnel, Schools, Medical, Students, Medical, Biomedical Research

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