Edición de la obra The vanishing physician-scientist?
| Autor | Andrew I. Schafer |
|---|---|
| Editorial | Cornell University Press, ILR Press |
| Fecha de publicación | 2009 |
| Lugar | Ithaca |
| Idioma | inglés |
| Páginas | 287 |
| ISBN-13 | 9780801448454 |
| OCLC | 320799047 |
| LCCN | 2009019282 |
| Serie | The culture and politics of health care work · Culture and politics of health care work |
| Número de Cutter | S296v |
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. Contributors examine the problem from a variety of perspectives: historical, demographic, scientific, cultural, sociological, and economic. They make recommendations that--if heeded--should preserve and revitalize the community of physician-scientists as the profession continues to evolve and boundaries between doctors and researchers shift. --From publisher description.