Success of UCLA program’s method of training physician-scientists

UCLA - Dr. Linda Demer, executive director of the UCLA Specialty Training and Advanced Research Program, works with a student. It's a long, hard road to get a medical degree. Longer still if you're working toward a Ph.D. at the same time. But the end result — becoming a physician-scientist — can lead to an exciting career and an important contribution to medicine. Most medical schools in the country train their physician-scientists jointly; they pursue their Ph.D. while attending medical school.