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September 10, 2025Frontiers in EducationOpen Access

From bench to bedside: a call to expand physician pathways for PhDs

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YGYohannes T. Ghebre

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Overview

Review highlights the need for PhD-to-MD conversion programs, suggesting it may alleviate physician-scientist shortages.

Key Points

  • The expanding gap between basic science and clinical care underscores a growing need for physician-scientists.
  • Over 75% of MD schools offer MD/PhD programs, yet physician-scientist shortages remain significant.
  • Training PhDs in biomedical science to become physicians could help address the physician workforce shortfall.
  • Creating pathways for PhDs to earn medical degrees might improve clinical acumen in biomedical research.

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Yohannes T. Ghebre (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c1a26154b1d3bfb60dd3d9https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2025.1642042
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