Thursday, February 19, 2004

Clinical Research "Undernourished" in U.S. Health System
Medscape Medical News story - "A scarcity of clinical investigators to conduct research that translates basic scientific discoveries into proven clinical therapies is limiting the impact of important advances in medicine, a leading medical educator warned. 'This undernourished part of the U.S. health care system is the critical link that provides the only mechanism to develop the evidence needed to define effective health strategies and monitor the effectiveness of strategies,' writes Ralph Snyderman, MD, president and chief executive officer of the Duke University Health System in Durham, North Carolina. He is the author of an editorial in the Feb. 18 issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association. A study on grants funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) appears in the same issue of the journal." [Viewing Medscape resources requires registration, which is free].