Book Description:
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 unique perspective to their work and often base their scientific questions on the experience of caring for patients. Physician scientists also effectively communicate between researchers in the 'pure sciences' and practicing health care providers. Yet there has been growing concern in recent decades that, due to complex changes, physician scientists are vanishing from the scene. In this book, leading physician scientists and academic physicians examine the problem from a variety of perspectives: historical, demographic, scientific, cultural, sociological, and economic. They make valuable recommendations that if heeded should preserve and revitalize the community of physician scientists as the profession continues to evolve and boundaries between doctors and researchers shift. Contributors James M. Anderson, MD, PhD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine Ann J. Brown, MD, MHS, Duke University School of Medicine Barry S. Coller, MD, Rockefeller University Fabio Cominelli, MD, PhD, Case Western University Paul E. DiCorleto, PhD, Cleveland Clinic and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Mark Donowitz, MD, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Stephen G. Emerson, MD, PhD, Haverford College Gregory Germino, MD, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Stephen J. Heinig, Association of American Medical Colleges Margaret K. Hostetter, MD, Yale University School of Medicine Reshma Jagsi, MD, DPhil, University of Michigan Medical School Kenneth Kaushansky, MD, MACP, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine David Korn, MD, Harvard University and Harvard Medical School Timothy J. Ley, MD, Washington University School of Medicine Philip M. Meneely, PhD, Haverford College David G. Nathan, MD, Harvard Medical School Philip A. Pizzo, MD, Stanford University School of Medicine Jennifer Punt, VMD, PhD, Haverford College Andrew I. Schafer, MD, Weill Cornell Medical College and New York Presbyterian Hospital Alan L. Schwartz, MD, PhD, Washington University School of Medicine Roy L. Silverstein, MD, Cleveland Clinic Nancy J. Tarbell, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School
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