title: Academic practice plans have been detrimental to the practice of assisted reproductive technology.
abstract: The clinical practice of assisted reproductive technology combines cutting-edge medical science and its nearly immediate application to clinical practice, thus epitomizing academic medical practice. However, assisted reproductive technology programs find it difficult to remain within the academic setting, owing to the lack of flexibility of academic practice plans.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Women's and Children's Hospital, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA. rpaulson@usc.edu
authors.forename: Richard J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Paulson
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends*; D004501:Education, Medical / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends; D005180:Faculty, Medical / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D027724:Reproductive Techniques, Assisted / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends*