Prestige in medicine often follows research. Physician-scientists who do basic science research have often been considered among the giants of medicine. As the field of medicine advanced, the gap between what we knew from basic science and how we practiced grew. This created a need for more translational researchers: physicians who could bring what they knew from the laboratory bench to the bedside through large clinical trials.

Now, the next great gap …

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Much of the news we hear about primary care is disheartening at best, frightening at worst. Most of us have heard that there is a shortage of primary doctors, and with over seven million new patients enrolled (and counting) through Obamacare health exchanges, that shortage is going to get much worse. On the horizon, while medical schools are increasing their enrollment, there continues to be a dearth of students willing to apply to …

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