CMAJ • January 12, 2010; 182 (1). doi:10.1503/cmaj.110-2005.
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Lack of physician scientists

Heikki Savolainen

professor
Department of Occupational Safety and Health, Tampere, Finland

Dr. Laberge and her colleagues 1 touch a very important question. One of the roots may be — at least in Sweden and Finland — a decrease in the number of medically qualified scientists. The basic sciences have difficulties attracting young medical students or recent graduates to do research and, therefore, future clinical leaders do not have hands-on experience on the creation and application of modern biomedical methods and concepts. Sweden has created special research-orientated internships for young physicians with early success, although the impact in the long term remains to be seen. It is felt that future clinicians should have a more active role in the creation of new biomedical primary discoveries so that they could more fully understand and use translational research.

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For the full letter, go to: www.cmaj.ca/cgi/eletters/181/11/797#245668


REFERENCE

  1. Laberge S, Albert M, Hodges BD. Perspectives of clinician and biomedical scientists on interdisciplinary health research. CMAJ 2009;181:797–803.[Abstract/Free Full Text]




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