Einhorn Thomas A
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA.
Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2006 Aug;449:76-80. doi: 10.1097/01.blo.0000224029.70485.37.
Advances in orthopaedic surgery are dependent on the creativity and innovation of individuals who have the foresight and commitment to investigate, develop and implement new technologies to improve patient care. These efforts require support and commitment from the orthopaedic community, particularly in regard to funding clinician scientists, whose scientific questions arise at the bedside. In order to support these individuals, strategic funding programs must be initiated to provide education in research methodology during medical school and orthopaedic training, establish seed and starter grants for pilot experiments, institute loan repayment programs to provide relief of the ever-growing burden of debt associated with medical education, and establish entry-level, mid-career level and established-career research support for ongoing scientific exploration. While the National Institutes of Health, Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation, and other foundations have begun to take up these challenges, further efforts are needed in order to ensure the growth of our specialty.
骨科手术的进展依赖于个人的创造力和创新能力，这些人要有远见并致力于研究、开发和应用新技术以改善患者护理。这些努力需要骨科界的支持和投入，特别是在资助临床医生科学家方面，他们的科学问题源于临床实践。为了支持这些人，必须启动战略资助计划，在医学院校和骨科培训期间提供研究方法教育，为试点实验设立种子基金和启动资金，设立贷款偿还计划以减轻与医学教育相关的日益沉重的债务负担，并为正在进行的科学探索提供入门级、职业生涯中期和成熟职业生涯阶段的研究支持。虽然美国国立卫生研究院、骨科研究与教育基金会以及其他基金会已经开始应对这些挑战，但仍需要进一步努力以确保我们这一专业的发展。
