01746nas a2200289   4500000000100000008004100001260003400042653002800076653001300104653002400117653001400141653001100155100001400166700001500180700001700195700001800212700001400230700001200244700001400256700001200270700001500282245010900297300001200406490000800418520100500426022002501431       2024                            d  bOxford University Press (OUP)10aInfectious disease (ID)10aResearch10aPhysician-Scientist10aWorkforce10acareer1 aSwartz TH1 aApewokin S1 aCarpenter SM1 aChakraborty R1 aDennis AM1 aHoupt E1 aSurana NK1 aZerr DM1 aPirofski L00aA Call to Action: Urgently Strengthening the Future Physician-Scientist Workforce in Infectious Diseases  a625-6290 v2293 a<p>Infectious diseases (ID) research is vital for global public health, typically led by physician-scientists. This Perspective addresses challenges in the ID workforce and suggests solutions. Physician-scientists have made key discoveries that have significantly impacted human health. The importance of ID research in understanding diseases, leading to treatments and vaccines, is emphasized, along with the need to address persistent and new infections, antimicrobial resistance, and threats like HIV and influenza. The paper analyzes the physician-scientist workforce's struggles, including funding, training, and research-practice integration gaps. We suggest increased funding, better training, and mentorship, more collaborative and interdisciplinary research, and improved recognition systems. The article stresses the urgency of supporting physician-scientists in ID, advocating for proactive prevention and preparedness, and calls for immediate action to enhance ID research and care.</p>
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