Ramm G A
Joint Liver Program, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Brisbane, Australia.
J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 1996 Sep;11(9):882-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.1996.tb00099.x.
For basic scientists, the choice of starting a career in medical research is one made through a genuine interest in understanding the human disease processes and a desire to be at the forefront of new knowledge acquisition. However, more often than not, this decision is made without a great understanding of the career path one must follow to be successful in medical research or of the potential hurdles that may lay in wait in attaining one's career goals. The present paper outlines the optimum career path a basic scientist may follow through the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia career awards and fellowship schemes. The document also highlights a number of potential problems in the career progression of basic scientists to Research Fellow, which appear to be due, in part, to the lack of appropriate funding to support these schemes.
对于基础科学家而言，选择投身医学研究事业是出于对理解人类疾病过程的由衷兴趣，以及站在获取新知识前沿的渴望。然而，往往在做出这个决定时，人们对在医学研究中取得成功所需遵循的职业道路，或者对实现职业目标过程中可能存在的潜在障碍，并没有深入的了解。本文概述了基础科学家可以通过澳大利亚国家卫生与医学研究委员会的职业奖项和奖学金计划所遵循的最佳职业道路。该文件还强调了基础科学家晋升为研究员过程中存在的一些潜在问题，这些问题似乎部分归因于缺乏支持这些计划的适当资金。
