Ledley F D, Lovejoy F H
Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Cell Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston.
Clin Invest Med. 1992 Dec;15(6):518-26.
There is widespread concern about the commitment and ability of physicians to enter careers in academic medicine. We studied MEDLINE citations by 150 academically trained pediatricians to determine whether they remained in academic medicine and to assess the nature of their contribution. We identified 2098 citations by 122 of the 150 individuals which reflected substantive involvement in clinical and basic research. Most individuals published their first papers within three years after residency and thereafter exhibited a stable level of productivity. Individuals who published prior to completing residency were most likely to enter academic medicine and achieve a high level of productivity. These reassuring data suggest that individuals who pursue an academic track may assume the traditional role of the physician scientist, and suggest measures which may be taken to attract more physicians to academics.
医生投身学术医学事业的意愿和能力受到广泛关注。我们研究了150名接受过学术培训的儿科医生在医学文献数据库（MEDLINE）中的引用情况，以确定他们是否仍从事学术医学工作，并评估他们的贡献性质。我们在150名个体中的122人身上识别出2098条引用，这些引用反映了他们在临床和基础研究方面的实质性参与。大多数人在住院医师培训后的三年内发表了第一篇论文，此后生产率保持稳定。在完成住院医师培训之前发表论文的个体最有可能进入学术医学领域并实现高生产率。这些令人安心的数据表明，走学术道路的个体可能承担起医生科学家的传统角色，并提出了可能采取的措施以吸引更多医生投身学术领域。
