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There is a bottleneck in the number of MD positions. Without the MD title, your typical life science researcher cannot easily carry out medical research. Medica
by ampdepolymerase 5y ago
There is a bottleneck in the number of MD positions. Without the MD title, your typical life science researcher cannot easily carry out medical research. Medical education and training has a scale problem.
- rscho 5y agoTo conduct good clinical research, I think you need to understand the constraints of clinical practice. It's not only a matter of holding the title, but more of practical experience.
- dm319 5y agoYou do need someone with the clinical experience to understand the questions that need asking and to confirm the trends and suspicions seen in clinical practice, but clinical academics are expensive, and also terrible at stats and good research practice. I think the right mix of both is important.
- caddemon 5y agoIt's possible to get closely involved with this kind of research with just a PhD, but there are all kinds of issues with that career path too.