First Clinical Trial in Medicine Changed World History
Milton Packer revisits a 1747 medical landmark and its
tortuous aftermath
Clinical investigators spend their entire careers in the hope that they might participate in one or two trials that actually change medical practice. Many researchers fail to achieve that goal. And for those who succeed, the results of their work are often ignored by colleagues for many years.
Undoubtedly, if physicians are thinking about pursuing a career as a clinical investigator as a means of achieving a sense of personal achievement or recognition, they might be well-advised to put their efforts into some other activity.
Clinical investigators spend their entire careers in the hope that they might participate in one or two trials that actually change medical practice. Many researchers fail to achieve that goal. And for those who succeed, the results of their work are often ignored by colleagues for many years.
Undoubtedly, if physicians are thinking about pursuing a career as a clinical investigator as a means of achieving a sense of personal achievement or recognition, they might be well-advised to put their efforts into some other activity.
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