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Andrew I. Schafer (Ed.) - The Vanishing Physician-Scientist? - 9780801448454 - V9780801448454
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The Vanishing Physician-Scientist?

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Description for The Vanishing Physician-Scientist? Hardback. Editor(s): Schafer, Andrew I. Series: The Culture and Politics of Health Care Work. Num Pages: 304 pages, 37. BIC Classification: MBGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 622.

Throughout history, physicians have played a vital role in medical discovery. These physician-scientists devote the majority of their professional effort to seeking new knowledge about health and disease through research and represent the entire continuum of biomedical investigation. They bring a unique perspective to their work and often base their scientific questions on the experience of caring for patients. Physician-scientists also effectively communicate between researchers in the "pure sciences" and practicing health care providers. Yet there has been growing concern in recent decades that, due to complex changes, physician-scientists are vanishing from the scene.

In this book, leading physician-scientists and ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Series
The Culture and Politics of Health Care Work
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780801448454
SKU
V9780801448454
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About Andrew I. Schafer (Ed.)
Dr. Andrew I. Schafer is the E. Hugh Luckey Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Department of Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College and Physician-in-Chief at New York Presbyterian Hospital–Weill Cornell Medical Center. He is past president of the American Society of Hematology, the founding editor in chief of its publication, The Hematologist, and President-Elect of the Association of Professors ... Read more

Reviews for The Vanishing Physician-Scientist?
"In The Vanishing Physician-Scientist?, Dr. Andrew I. Schafer makes the case that truly effective translational research can go from bench to bedside and back again in dynamic fashion; he describes a view of the future in which physician-scientists will be members of research teams. This book does an excellent job of placing physician-scientists in historical context and highlighting the fact ... Read more

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