The Need to Educate Physician-Scholars for Leadership in the Health Care System

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Editorials15 February 1991The Need to Educate Physician-Scholars for Leadership in the Health Care SystemHarold M. Swartz, MD, PhD, Diane L. Gottheil, PhDHarold M. Swartz, MD, PhDSearch for more papers by this author, Diane L. Gottheil, PhDSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-114-4-333 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptSerious concern has been expressed about developing an adequate number of qualified physician-scholars to fill leadership roles in the health care system to ensure the continuing development of medicine and the optimal uses of new medical knowledge (1, 2, 4, 5). This issue was considered at a recent symposium that brought together leading figures from the major segments of the health care system who have a significant stake in the number and type of students entering scholarly and leadership careers in medicine (4). We review several themes that emerged from both the symposium and subsequent discussions, but, to paraphrase Pogo,...References Symposium Papers1. Healy B. Innovators for the 21st century: will we face a crisis in biomedical research brainpower. N Engl J Med. 1988;319:1058-64. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. Wyngaarden J. The clinical investigator as an endangered species. N Engl J Med. 1979;301:1254-9. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. HillmanNashKissickMartin ADWS Managing the medical-industrial complex. N Engl J Med. 1986;315:511-3. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. SwartzGottheil HD, eds. The education of physician scholars for leadership in the health care system. In: Symposium proceedings. In preparation. Google Scholar5. BakerLeveyMcGinnis JGR. Biomedical research scientists in the 1990s: labor supply and training quality issues. In: Symposium proceedings. Google Scholar6. SwartzGottheil HD. Summary of symposium on the education of physician scholars for leadership in the health care system and workshop recommendations. In: Symposium proceedings. Google Scholar7. Eisenberg L. The social sciences are among the sciences basic to clinical medicine. In: Symposium proceedings. Google Scholar8. Satcher D. The participation of underrepresented minorities in leadership roles in medicine. In: Symposium proceedings. Google Scholar9. SwartzGottheil HD. Critical concerns and questions. In: Symposium proceedings. Google Scholar10. RodgersGordenStriker CPG. Research training of physician scientists. In: Symposium proceedings. Google Scholar11. SwartzGottheil HD. Summary and conclusions. In: Symposium proceedings. Google Scholar12. Petersdorf R. Mentoring. In: Symposium proceedings. Google Scholar13. YachninSiegelGetz SRG. The Pew Program in Medicine, Arts and the Social Sciences at the University of Chicago. In: Symposium proceedings. Google Scholar14. SwartzGottheil HD. Descriptions of types of programs and their outcomes. In: Symposium proceedings. Google Scholar15. Kirschstein R. Medical scientists-physician-scholars. In: Symposium proceedings. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: University of Illinois College of Medicine at Urbana-Champaign PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByA Strategic Plan for Increasing Scholarly Activity Among Medical Students, Residents, and FacultyMayo Leadership Programs for PhysiciansSurvey of Physician Leadership and Management EducationLeadership qualities of obstetrics and gynecology department chairmen of United States medical schools 15 February 1991Volume 114, Issue 4Page: 333-334KeywordsHealth careInterleukins Issue Published: 15 February 1991 PDF DownloadLoading ...