Department of Immunology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, USA.
Royal Marsden Hospital and Institute of Cancer Research, University of London, London, UK.
Nat Immunol. 2014 Dec;15(12):1092-4. doi: 10.1038/ni.3010.
Physician scientists bridge the gap between biomedical research and clinical practice. However, the continuing decrease in number of people who choose this career path poses a threat to the advancement of biomedical science and the translation of research findings to clinical practice.
医师科学家在基础生物医学研究和临床实践之间架起了桥梁。然而,选择这条职业道路的人数持续减少,这对基础生物医学科学的发展以及研究成果向临床实践的转化构成了威胁。