title: Commentary: physician-scientist attrition: stemming the tide through national networks for training and development.
abstract: Future advances in medicine depend on a reliable pipeline of physician-scientists. However, the changing demographics of physician-scientists, including the advanced age of new MD investigators, and attrition along the physician-scientist developmental pathway are cause for concern. Recently developed National Institutes of Health-funded national networks for physician-scientist training and development-such as the Advanced Research Institute in Geriatric Mental Health and the Pediatric Scientist Development Program-offer valuable approaches to supporting and retaining these trainees.
authors.forename: Alan L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Schwartz
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers / Q000458:organization & administration*; D002321:Career Choice; D006801:Humans; D008611:Mentors; D012108:Research Personnel