Promoting translational and clinical science: the critical role of medical schools and teaching hospitals

Howard B Dickler; David Korn; Steven G Gabbe

doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.0030378

Promoting translational and clinical science: the critical role of medical schools and teaching hospitals

PLoS Med. 2006 Sep;3(9):e378. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030378.

Authors

Howard B Dickler¹, David Korn, Steven G Gabbe

Affiliation

¹ Association of American Medical Colleges, Washington, D. C., United States of America.

Abstract

Academic translational and clinical research in the US faces serious obstacles. Dickler and colleagues outline the Association of American Medical Colleges recommendations for overcoming those barriers.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Biomedical Research* / economics
Cooperative Behavior
Education, Medical, Graduate
Education, Medical, Undergraduate
Hospitals, Teaching*
Humans
Interdisciplinary Communication
Mentors
Research Support as Topic
Schools, Medical*
United States