Context.—The proportion of investigators applying for clinical research grants from the
National Institutes of Health (NIH) who are physicians has declined from 40% 30 years ago
to 25% today. Objective.—To recommend NIH policy changes that might encourage
physician investigators to undertake careers in clinical research, eg, patient-oriented
research, epidemiologic and behavioral studies, outcomes research, and health services
research. Participants.—The NIH Director's Panel on Clinical Research comprised 14 …