Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Introduction 1
5. 1. History of the Physician as Scientist 17
6. 2. Demographics of the Physician-Scientist Workforce: Impact of Age, Gender, Degrees, and Debt 39
7. 3. The Ecology of Physician-Scientists in Academic Medicine 50
8. 4. Translational Research and the Physician-Scientist 67
9. 5. Women as Physician-Scientists 84
10. 6. Generation X and the Millennials in Academic Medicine: Developing the Next Generation of Physician-Scientists 97
11. 7. Engaging Undergraduate Students in Research: Sustaining Our Nation’s Pipeline of Future Biomedical Investigators 113
12. 8. The Role of Academic Medical Centers and Medical Schools in the Training and Support of Physician-Scientists 120
13. 9. The Relationship between Physicians and PhD Scientists in Medical Research 138
14. 10. Mentoring Physician-Scientists: Repairing the Leaky Pipeline 156
15. 11. Mentoring the Physician-Scientist: A Developmental Approach 179
16. 12. The Attrition of Young Physician-Scientists: Problems and Potential Solutions 193
17. 13. Restoring and Invigorating an “Endangered Species”: Initiatives by the Association of American Medical Colleges 208
18. 14. Revitalizing the Nation’s Physician-Scientist Workforce: The Association of Professors of Medicine Initiative 227
19. 15 A Half Century of Clinical Research 245
20. Epilogue: Looking Forward 257
21. References 261
22. Contributors 275
23. Index 281