For many graduate students, the academic path may not be the best fit, and with limited faculty positions available, many students are now looking to other career possibilities. University programs are helping students to explore and pursue alternative careers.

The pathway to a successful career as a Clinician Scientist has no shortage of challenges. However, most of those who embark upon this difficult journey are rewarded for their efforts. The following summarizes one perspective on how to manage the challenges and enjoy the rewards of a career as a Clinician Scientist. The first suggestion is to obtain the best training possible with the most appr...

This paper analyzes how faculty members dynamically allocate their efforts between improving their research and teaching skills, taking into account the organizational structures and incentives implemented by academic institutions. The model builds on the assumption that organizational structures have an impact on the nature of spillover effects between teaching and research competencies. We an...

October 2005 | Volume 3 | Issue 10 | e341 Maclyn McCarty, who devoted his life as a physician-scientist to studying infectious disease organisms, was best known for his part in the monumental discovery that DNA, rather than protein, constituted the chemical nature of a gene. Uncovering the molecular secret of the gene in question—that for the capsular polysaccharide of pneumococcal bacteria—led...

© 2007 Association médicale canadienne S 1996, surgical residency programs across Canada have seen a steady decline in the number of applicants. In the 2004 Orthopaedic Residency Match, 3 positions were not filled in Canada in the first iteration of the match. According to results taken from the Canadian Resident Matching Service (CaRMS), from Match Reports and from the Postmatch Survey Reports...