MedCity News February 28, 2023
The divide between doctors dedicated to pure research, usually in an academic setting, and those working in community practices, is one of the factors driving well-known disparities in research.
Community doctors are underrepresented in clinical trials, meaning their patients are too. How can community practices become centers of excellence for research and provide better overall healthcare and treatment opportunities for the patients they serve?
For many doctors, there’s a point in their career where they must make a choice between focusing on research or clinical practice. Research-oriented doctors usually align themselves with large academic centers that have an existing research infrastructure. Meanwhile, community doctors generally dedicate the bulk of their time to seeing patients and running the day-to-day operations of...