title: Clinician-scientist trainee: a German perspective.
abstract: Clinician-scientists are particularly well positioned to bring basic science findings to the patient's bedside; the ultimate objective of basic research in the health sciences. Concerns have recently been raised about the decreasing workforce of clinician-scientists in both the United States of America and in Canada; however, little is known about clinician-scientists elsewhere around the globe. The purpose of this article is two-fold: 1) to feature clinician-scientist training in Germany; and 2) to provide a comparison with the Canadian system. In a question/answer interview, Rory E. Morty, director of a leading clinician-scientist training program in Germany, and Katrin Milger, a physician and graduate from that program, draw a picture of clinician-scientist training and career opportunities in Germany, outlining the place of clinician-scientists in the German medical system, the advantages and drawbacks of this training, and government initiatives to promote training and career development of clinician-scientists. The interview is followed by a discussion comparing the German and Canadian clinician-scientist development programs, focusing on barriers to trainee recruitment and career progress, and efforts to eliminate the barriers encountered along this very demanding but also very rewarding career path.
authors: Department of Internal Medicine, Universitéde Sherbrooke, Faculté de Médecine et desSciences de la Santé, Sherbrooke (QC), Canada. Dominick.Bosse@USherbrooke.ca
authors: Dominick
authors: D
authors: Bossé
authors: Katrin
authors: K
authors: Milger
authors: Rory E
authors: RE
authors: Morty
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000193:education* / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D038622:Internationality; D016730:Program Development