Overview
Physician-scientists are unusual creatures. While we are drawn to the clinical challenges of our patients, we are also drawn to the opportunities that our patients’ medical problems bring to science. This book contains the unique experiences and encounters that drew 20 accomplished physician-scientists to this profession. These personal stories are those of people and circumstances that have had profound effects on our career decisions, our creative opportunities, and our lives. These stories also serve to highlight the lessons learned along the way and the distinct attributes of these women and men of medicine and science. Our combined hope is that our collective biographies will enhance the public understanding of our profession, will move people from medicine to science and from science to medicine, and will inspire those who are contemplating this extraordinary profession. “It is a rare gift to benefit from the collective wisdom of so many individuals at the same time. These physician scientists have provided readers with helpful advice and thoughtful encouragement. The interesting and thought provoking essays in Medicine Science and Dreams can be read and digested one at a time or all at once in sequence. They provide lessons to be learned by any physician-scientist, whether just starting out or in the middle of a research career. Schwartz has done readers a great service and has added to the legacy of these prominent and successful physician-scientists.” Book review in JAMA, September 7, 2011—Vol 306, No. 9 by Derek S. Wheeler, MD
Full Product Details
Author: David A. Schwartz
Publisher: Springer
Imprint: Springer
Dimensions:
Width: 15.50cm
, Height: 2.50cm
, Length: 23.50cm
Weight: 0.798kg
ISBN: 9789048195374
ISBN 10: 9048195373
Pages: 334
Publication Date: 19 October 2010
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print 
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Table of Contents
1. The Loneliness of the Physician-Scientist - Fernando D. Martinez.- 2. Gamow, Guppies, and the Search for GOD - David S. Pisetsky.- 3. The Epigenesis of an Epigeneticist - Andrew P. Feinberg, MD, MPH.- 4. A Delicate Balance: Science, Medicine, and Motherhood - Laurie H. Glimcher.- 5. …First Pick Good Parents - Edward J. Benz, Jr.- 6. The Long Way to Somewhere - Moisés Selman.- 7. Sputnik, Slime Molds, and Botticelli in the Making of a Physician-Scientist - R. Sanders Williams.- 8. Success for the Whole Community---Play to Win - Talmadge E. King, Jr.- 9. The Irony of Disease - David A. Schwartz.- 10. Serendipity and Stamina: Staying the Course - Barton F. Haynes.- 11. Twists and Turns on the Road to Becoming a Physician-Scientist - Stephen I. Katz.- 12. Journeys from Bedside to Bench and Back - Jeffrey C. Murray.- 13. Life Comes to One - Erika von Mutius.- 14. What is a Guy Like You Doing in a Place Like This? A Physician-Scientist in the Private Sector - Gilad S. Gordon.- 15. The Jock and the Doc - Michael D. Iseman.- 16. The Making of a Medical Epidemiologist - Philip J. Landrigan.- 17. Curiosity, Hard Work, and Tenacity - Moira Chan-Yeung.- 18. Physician-Scientist: Linking Science, Medicine, and Public Policy - Gilbert S. Omenn.- 19. Pursuit of a Patient-Oriented Research Career as a Physician-Scientist - Robert W. Schrier.- 20. What Went Right - Ralph I. Horwitz.
Reviews
From the reviews: A wonderful collection of personal stories written by 20 prominent and highly successful physician-scientists. ... The overarching message of this book is clear. ... a rare gift to benefit from the collective wisdom of so many individuals at the same time. These physician-scientists have provided readers with helpful advice and thoughtful encouragement. ... he or she will find something of value in this collection of stories. Schwartz has done readers a great service and has added to the legacy of these prominent and successful physician-scientists. (Derek S. Wheeler, Journal of the American Medical Association, Vol. 306 (9), September, 2011)
From the reviews: A wonderful collection of personal stories written by 20 prominent and highly successful physician-scientists. The overarching message of this book is clear. a rare gift to benefit from the collective wisdom of so many individuals at the same time. These physician-scientists have provided readers with helpful advice and thoughtful encouragement. he or she will find something of value in this collection of stories. Schwartz has done readers a great service and has added to the legacy of these prominent and successful physician-scientists. (Derek S. Wheeler, Journal of the American Medical Association, Vol. 306 (9), September, 2011)
Author Information
Dr. David Schwartz is serving as the director of the Center for Genes, Environment, and Health and as the Provost for National Jewish Health. He previously served as director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). David has made numerous contributions toward understanding the role that genetic determinants play in the onset of diseases that are influenced by environmental exposures. He is a member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation and the Association of American Physicians and the recipient the 2003 American Thoracic Society Scientific Accomplishment Award. David is a native of New York, and lives with his wife, Louise Sparks, and their three children, Tziporah, Samuel, and Kiera.
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