4. “Why Physician-Scientists Are Important”
• PHYSICIAN-SCIENTISTS are catalysts of translational
research.
• With one foot in the practice of medicine and the other in
research and discovery, PHYSICIAN-SCIENTISTS bridge
the gap between laboratory and bedside.
• In so doing, PHYSICIAN-SCIENTISTS :
- enhance patient care
- improve medical education, and
- increase the prosperity of the biomedical enterprise.
Archer SL, Eur Heart J. 2007
5. “What is Translational Research ?”
The process of applying discoveries
generated during research in the
laboratory, and in preclinical studies, to the
development of trials and studies in
humans.
“Bench to Bedside and Back”
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
6. “Obstacles in becoming Physician-Scientists”
Archer SL, Eur Heart J. 2007
Although, science has never been more accessible and
directly applicable to human health, there is a paradoxical
scarcity of physician-scientists.
Causes of this shortage include:
- prolonged training and the associated debt-load,
- the corporatization of medicine,
- inadequate research funding, and
- the complexity of a dual career.
7. “Why Physician-Scientist ?”
the physician-scientist
career track is one of
Medicine's most
rewarding….
Archer SL, Eur Heart J. 2007
8. “ ボストンで考えたこと”
• 臨床を去ることへの不安
• 失敗の恐怖
SUCCESS is the ability to go from one failure to
another with no loss of Enthusiasm
-Sir Winston Churchill-
SECURITY is mostly a superstition. It does not exist
in nature.... Life is either a daring adventure or
nothing. -Helen Keller- 8
14. その 5
失敗を恐れつつも、果敢に挑戦する
Serious attempt at professional improvement
Courage is not the absence of Fears,
but the ability to Act despite Fears.
-John McCain-
In the long run, you`re far better off
taking the Courageous path.
