The Need to Promote Careers That Combine Research and Clinical Care.

Littlefield, John W.

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Publication Date: 1986

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The Need to Promote Careers That Combine Research and Clinical Care.

Littlefield, John W.

Journal of Medical Education, v61 n10 p785-89 Oct 1986

Careers that combine medical research and patient care should be described to students early in medical school. Opportunities for research training in M.D.-Ph.D. programs, the program offered by the National Institutes of Health and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, and the NIH postresidency physician-scientist programs are discussed. (Author/MLW)

Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Guidance, Degree Requirements, Doctoral Programs, Futures (of Society), Higher Education, Laboratory Training, Medical Education, Medical Research, Medical Services, Medical Students, Medicine, Physicians, Professional Training, Program Descriptions, Researchers

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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