The wish to cure and the curiosity to investigate - or how I used my life to become a physician-scientist

AbstractThe author describes how he became a physician-scientist: difficulties he had to overcome coming from outside of the US (visa, funding, resident training), while experiencing the thrill of actively particiating in moving science. Setbacks, scientific success, adaptation to new developments,...

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Main Author: Jochen Walter Ulrich Fries
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmed.2015.00009/full
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spelling doaj-721396a404b241e1ba8ae582b2556dbb2020-11-25T00:05:05ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Medicine2296-858X2015-03-01210.3389/fmed.2015.00009131693The wish to cure and the curiosity to investigate - or how I used my life to become a physician-scientistJochen Walter Ulrich Fries0University Hospital of KoelnAbstractThe author describes how he became a physician-scientist: difficulties he had to overcome coming from outside of the US (visa, funding, resident training), while experiencing the thrill of actively particiating in moving science. Setbacks, scientific success, adaptation to new developments, and the encounter of kindred spirits characterise this lifelong effort.http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmed.2015.00009/fullEducation, MedicalNephrologyPathologyAutobiographicalPhysician-Scientist
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The wish to cure and the curiosity to investigate - or how I used my life to become a physician-scientist
Frontiers in Medicine
Education, Medical
Nephrology
Pathology
Autobiographical
Physician-Scientist
author_facet Jochen Walter Ulrich Fries
author_sort Jochen Walter Ulrich Fries
title The wish to cure and the curiosity to investigate - or how I used my life to become a physician-scientist
title_short The wish to cure and the curiosity to investigate - or how I used my life to become a physician-scientist
title_full The wish to cure and the curiosity to investigate - or how I used my life to become a physician-scientist
title_fullStr The wish to cure and the curiosity to investigate - or how I used my life to become a physician-scientist
title_full_unstemmed The wish to cure and the curiosity to investigate - or how I used my life to become a physician-scientist
title_sort wish to cure and the curiosity to investigate - or how i used my life to become a physician-scientist
publisher Frontiers Media S.A.
series Frontiers in Medicine
issn 2296-858X
publishDate 2015-03-01
description AbstractThe author describes how he became a physician-scientist: difficulties he had to overcome coming from outside of the US (visa, funding, resident training), while experiencing the thrill of actively particiating in moving science. Setbacks, scientific success, adaptation to new developments, and the encounter of kindred spirits characterise this lifelong effort.
topic Education, Medical
Nephrology
Pathology
Autobiographical
Physician-Scientist
url http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmed.2015.00009/full
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