Journalartikel

Jahr der Veröffentlichung: 2011

Seiten: E324-E329

Zeitschrift: Clinical and Investigative Medicine

Bandnummer: 34

Heftnummer: 6

ISSN: 0147-958X

eISSN: 1488-2353

Verlag: University of Toronto

Abstract: 
Clinician-scientists are particularly well positioned to bring basic science findings to the patient's bedside; the ultimate objective of basic research in the health sciences. Concerns have recently been raised about the decreasing workforce of clinician-scientists in both the United States of America and in Canada; however, little is known about clinician-scientists elsewhere around the globe. The purpose of this article is two-fold: 1) to feature clinician-scientist training in Germany; and 2) to provide a comparison with the Canadian system. In a question/answer interview, Rory E. Morty, director of a leading clinician-scientist training program in Germany, and Katrin Milger, a physician and graduate from that program, draw a picture of clinician-scientist training and career opportunities in Germany, outlining the place of clinician-scientists in the German medical system, the advantages and drawbacks of this training, and government initiatives to promote training and career development of clinician-scientists. The interview is followed by a discussion comparing the German and Canadian clinician-scientist development programs, focusing on barriers to trainee recruitment and career progress, and efforts to eliminate the barriers encountered along this very demanding but also very rewarding career path.

Harvard-Zitierstil: Bosse, D., Milger, K. and Morty, R. (2011) Clinician-Scientist Trainee: A German Perspective, Clinical and Investigative Medicine, 34(6), pp. E324-E329

APA-Zitierstil: Bosse, D., Milger, K., & Morty, R. (2011). Clinician-Scientist Trainee: A German Perspective. Clinical and Investigative Medicine. 34(6), E324-E329.