Young oncologists’ perspective on the role and future of the clinician-scientist in oncology
Kok Haw Jonathan Lim, C. Benedikt Westphalen, Anna S. Berghoff, Claudia Cardone, Elizabeth A. Connolly, Deniz Can Güven, Maria Kfoury, Emre Kocakavuk, Pablo Mandó, Elene Mariamidze, Alexios Matikas, Myrto Moutafi, Christoph Oing, Rille Pihlak, Kevin Punie, Rodrigo Sánchez-Bayona, Paweł Sobczuk, Angelika M. Starzer, Ana Tečić Vuger, Hongcheng Zhu, Mel Valerie B. Cruz-Ordinario, S.C. Altuna, R. Canário, Peter Vuylsteke, Susana Banerjee, Evandro de Azambuja, Andrés Cervantes, Matteo Lambertini, Joaquı́n Mateo, Teresa Amaral
Abstract
The clinician-scientist, or more commonly known as physician-scientist in North America, covers a wide spectrum of roles, but is essentially an individual who holds a medical degree and usually a postgraduate scientific qualification (e.g. MS/MSc/MRes and PhD) and is primarily dedicated to pursuing their academic research interests, which can range from basic science to more translational or clinical research. Clinician-scientists are important players within the contemporary multidisciplinary and interprofessional team-science approach to cancer research and cancer care.