The great opportunity: cultivating scientific inquiry in medical residency
The Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2018•academic.oup.com
Residency training is a profound experience that greatly influences the career trajectory of
every trainee. Currently, residency programs focus heavily (or almost exclusively) on the
acquisition of medical knowledge and fail to foster intellectual curiosity and introduce
residents to careers in investigation. We share 3 programs embedded in residency training
where this focus is shifted with an emphasis on prompting intellectual curiosity and exciting
residents about careers in investigation to revitalize the physician-scientist workforce.
every trainee. Currently, residency programs focus heavily (or almost exclusively) on the
acquisition of medical knowledge and fail to foster intellectual curiosity and introduce
residents to careers in investigation. We share 3 programs embedded in residency training
where this focus is shifted with an emphasis on prompting intellectual curiosity and exciting
residents about careers in investigation to revitalize the physician-scientist workforce.
Abstract
Residency training is a profound experience that greatly influences the career trajectory of every trainee. Currently, residency programs focus heavily (or almost exclusively) on the acquisition of medical knowledge and fail to foster intellectual curiosity and introduce residents to careers in investigation. We share 3 programs embedded in residency training where this focus is shifted with an emphasis on prompting intellectual curiosity and exciting residents about careers in investigation to revitalize the physician-scientist workforce.
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