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Elie Donath, MD; Kristian B. Filion, MSc; Mark J. Eisenberg, MD, MPH

Arch Intern Med. 2009;169(13):1242-1244.

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There has been growing concern about an insufficient number of physicians engaged in research as their primary professional activity.^1-3 Little is known about how we can increase the number of successful clinician-scientists or how to facilitate the success of those in the clinician-scientist pathway.

Methods

We surveyed a convenience sample of 16 clinician-scientists employed at 4 McGill University teaching hospitals in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. This survey consisted of 2 phases. Participants first participated in an individual, semistructured interview of approximately 15 minutes. This interview consisted of a mixture of closed- and open-ended questions concerning their experience in the clinician-scientist pathway. Participants were then e-mailed a short follow-up questionnaire consisting of open-ended questions.

Results
All 16 clinician-scientists whom we approached agreed to participate. Their ages ranged from 30 to 63 years, and approximately two-thirds were male. All participants had medical degrees, . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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