Opitz Isabelle, Walles Thorsten
Department of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Department of Thoracic Surgery, University Medicine Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany.
J Thorac Dis. 2021 Mar;13(3):2068-2074. doi: 10.21037/jtd.2019.06.49.
Thoracic surgery has evolved into an independent discipline out of general surgery practice over the past decades. The development of the field of thoracic surgery was generated from surgeons being motivated to move this field forward by constant analysis and critical appraisal and review of current practice, as well as identification of new research approaches as the pool and generator of innovation. For this purpose, scientific skills are needed that are currently not covered during the surgical training. In the present overview, we will try to summarize important factors for an academic career, although none of these recommendations are validated and also not realistic to be uniquely applied to every geographical setting. Several key factors will be described being necessary for pursuing basic science, translational, and clinical research as a surgeon scientist introducing "from bench to bedside" research ideas into clinic and "from bedside to bench" bringing important clinical problems back to the lab.
在过去几十年里，胸外科已从普通外科实践中发展成为一门独立的学科。胸外科领域的发展源于外科医生通过不断分析、批判性评估和审视当前实践，以及将新的研究方法作为创新的源泉和驱动力，从而推动该领域不断前进。为此，需要具备目前外科培训中未涵盖的科学技能。在本综述中，我们将尝试总结学术生涯的重要因素，尽管这些建议均未得到验证，也不太可能适用于每个地区的实际情况。我们将描述几个关键因素，这些因素对于外科医生科学家开展基础科学、转化医学和临床研究是必要的，即将“从实验台到病床旁”的研究理念引入临床，并将重要的临床问题“从病床旁带回实验台”。
