What Is A Physician Scientist in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine?
A physician scientist in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine is a laboratory physician who is trained in both scientific investigation and in pathology and/or laboratory medicine, with or without subspecialty training. The reason to train physician scientists is dual. On the one hand, the physician scientist brings the rigors of scientific investigation into the patient care arena and on the other hand, the physician scientist’s contact with disease brings clinically relevant questions into the research arena to drive investigations into pathogenesis, prevention, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of disease. Physician scientists form a core group who can instill the core values of academic laboratory medicine into medical students and young trainees. In addition, physician scientists are able to provide leadership in providing the public information on how biomedical science is translated into public benefit. Who better to study disease than those who know it intimately? Who better to p
