[Comment] Should basic science matter to clinicians?

We have observed declining interest in discovery science by our medical colleagues. Across a range of top medical journals, the number of basic science articles decreased by 40 –60% from 1994 to 2013,1 while a major North American university recorded a 60% decrease in clinician-investigator trainees pursuing basic science training between 1987 and 2016.2 The decline of basic science research in the medical literature and a disregard for it in continuing education program mes3 are allowing mastery of science to be lost by practising clinicians.

Source: LANCET - February 2, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: Niall C Filewod, Jane Batt, Andras Kapus, Katalin Szaszi, Gregory D Fairn, Arthur S Slutsky, Warren L Lee Tags: Comment Source Type: research