title: Challenges in aerospace medicine education.
abstract: Aerospace medicine training and research represents a dream for many and a challenge for most. In Canada, although some opportunities exist for the pursuit of education and research in the aerospace medicine field, they are limited despite the importance of this field for enabling safe human space exploration. In this commentary, we aim to identify some of the challenges facing individuals wishing to get involved in the field as well as the causal factors for these challenges. We also explore strategies to mitigate against these.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94121, USA. marlene.grenon@ucsfmedctr.org
authors.forename: S Marlene
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Grenon
authors.forename: Joan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Saary
mesh_terms: D000337:Aerospace Medicine / Q000193:education*; D002170:Canada; D002321:Career Choice; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency