Effect on Physician-Scientists of the Low Funding Rate of NIH Grant Applications

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Abstract
The threat to the future of the physician-scientist is currently the focus of considerable attention. Addresses to the scientific community and articles in the medical press frequently express concern over projected shortages in the number of physicians going into biomedical research and emphasize the need for organizations of physician-scientists to reverse this trend by promoting biomedical research as a national priority.1 2 3 4 5 The future of physician-scientists will ultimately depend on the existence of a funding system for biomedical research that provides medical schools with incentives to hire new physician-scientists and that ensures prospective physician-scientists of a reasonable chance of secure long-term . . .