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"It's a tremendous leap of faith for young investigators to commit themselves to translational research. It takes a special sort of person; you have to be willing to take risks." –Anthony Hayward, NIH National Center for Research Resources

"The opportunity for this career development is now. I think the job opportunities that follow on that will be very substantial." -Graham Lord, King's College London and Guy's and St. Thomas' hospitals

"The best and the brightest seem not to be going into science as much as they did in the past." And those who do opt for research careers "seem to be dropping out at a very high rate." --Mark Donowitz

Working in the clinic and at the bench means physician-scientists need to be particularly aware of conflicts of interest--and the appearance of them.

Empty training slots and ample job opportunities make the job outlook positive for physician-scientists.

New Ph.D. programs in translational medicine provide basic science training and clinical experience.

Established and early-career physician-scientists say it's time to focus on solutions, not problems, to advance women in academic medicine.

More women than men drop out before completing M.D.-Ph.D. programs. Why?

Your choice of research problem may determine the course of your career, so
choose carefully.

Fewer faculty jobs are tenure-track, but job seekers in academic medical research need to look beyond the tenure-track label.

Translational social scientists adapt research for the people it aims to serve and carry the lessons they learn in the community back to the lab.

Research residencies give physician-scientists protected time for research during their clinical training.

Year-out programs and research time within the medical school curriculum offer students a taste of research.

Crossing the bridge between clinical training and a research career requires careful, early, strategic thinking.

This week's issue of Science has an editorial about the Clinical and Translational Science Network, a soon-to-be-launched online community.

A collection of career resources for clinical
and translational scientists and trainees.

Here are Science Careers articles on careers in clinical and translational science.

Speed networking can be an effective way to promote new research collaborations.