From the Editor: Modernising Medical Careers Page 1 Modernising Medical Careers Over time
there have been major changes in nearly all aspects of the National Health Service (NHS), for …

A career as a clinical academic combines the immense rewards of being a clinician with the
potential to make groundbreaking discoveries which can deepen our understanding of …

Our professionalism is shaped and influenced by the context in which we work. First and
foremost, medical knowledge and skill continue to expand in a geometric progression. So, in …

The UK has an excellent record of producing physician scientists who have become
international leaders and achieved major breakthroughs in both the clinical and scientific …

But if they are also good doctors, their clinical skills will be in increasing demand and
commitment to patients will take up more and more of their time. At the same time budding …

The 2007 publication year begins a new era in the history of Clinical Medicine & Research;
one that will be led by my successor as Editor-in-Chief, Kurt D. Reed, MD. Dr. Reed has …

Medicine requires revolutionaries. Are you ready to erect the barricades? Might you be so
willing if I amended this rallying cry to 'academic medicine'requires revolutionaries …

Norman Sartorius, 1998 10 By its nature, the discipline of psychiatry is both philosophical
and political. While many prefer the former path, I've always thought that Norman Sartorius …

To the Editor: I commend Wijeratne and Earl 1 for drawing attention to the retirement issues
faced by doctors. Psychological issues are compounded by the lack of legislative provision …

Group hosted a day conference in March to 'consider the impact of the combination of
multiple illnesses and socioeconomic hardship on patients' lives and to develop strategies …