Three essential conditions to cultivate physician scientists
- Author:
Hideki WAKABAYASHI
;
Luis A DIAZ
;
David RUBENSTEIN
;
Alan LEFOR
;
Yasuo KITAJIMA
;
Yumi AOYAMA
;
Yasuyuki SUZUKI
;
Yuzo TAKAHASHI
;
Nobutaro BAN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
physician scientist;
role model;
early exposure;
collaboration
- From:Medical Education
2009;40(6):433-437
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
-
Abstract:
1) We conducted a workshop to discuss the definition of the term "physician scientist", what thought processes and competencies are expected, and how to better help physician scientists develop through medical schools.2) The definition of a physician-scientist is a physician who both provides patient care and approaches unsolved questions in understanding the mechanisms of diseases and developing new treatments.3) Essential conditions for a medical school to cultivate physician scientists include providing good role models for physician scientists, making efforts to stimulate students' motivation, and supporting collaboration among physicians and scientists on the faculty.
