Enhancing the Development and Retention of Physician-Scientists in Academic Pediatrics: Strategies for Success

The physician-scientist, defined as an individual with a doctor of medicine (MD) degree who devotes significant effort to biomedical inquiry, plays an essential role in the translation of laboratory discoveries into novel therapies to improve outcomes of human disease, yet the “vanishing physician-scientist” remains a persistent problem.1-5 Despite much discussion on approaches to enhance the development, recruitment, and retention of physician-scientists, decreasing numbers in this vital group continue to be a major challenge within academic medicine.

Source: The Journal of Pediatrics - July 25, 2018 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Cristina M. Alvira, Robin H. Steinhorn, William F. Balistreri, Jeffrey R. Fineman, Peter E. Oishi, James F. Padbury, John P. Kinsella, Steven H. Abman Tags: Workshop/Symposium Summary Source Type: research