TY - JOUR KW - Infectious disease (ID) KW - Research KW - Physician-Scientist KW - Workforce KW - career AU - Swartz TH AU - Apewokin S AU - Carpenter SM AU - Chakraborty R AU - Dennis AM AU - Houpt E AU - Surana NK AU - Zerr DM AU - Pirofski L AB -

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.

BT - The Journal of Infectious Diseases DO - 10.1093/infdis/jiad610 IS - 3 LA - ENG M3 - Article N2 -

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.

PB - Oxford University Press (OUP) PY - 2024 SP - 625 EP - 629 T2 - The Journal of Infectious Diseases TI - A Call to Action: Urgently Strengthening the Future Physician-Scientist Workforce in Infectious Diseases VL - 229 SN - 0022-1899, 1537-6613 ER -