Career development for physician-scientists: The model of the pediatric scientist development program

Abstract

Efforts to meet the burgeoning need for pediatricians trained in the new biology have culminated in the development of the PSDP, a unique consortium of public and private agencies dedicated to the furtherance of pediatric science. The emphasis on rigorous research training in a challenging environment, typically beyond the boundaries of the clinical department, and the insistent supervision of career development enable highly motivated, intensively trained pediatricians to enhance scientific endeavors in academic departments of pediatrics throughout North America.