OBJECTIVES: To illustrate the changes in academy and in industry that are reshaping the profile of the physician-scientist. METHODS AND RESULTS: Data were extracted from the literature and from primary sources as well as from the authors' own experiences CONCLUSIONS: Within an academy-industry relationship, the market demands a physician-scientist best suited to orient research activities towards patient-oriented and disease-oriented goals.
Physician-scientist; Pharmaceutical industry; Basic Research; Clinical Research
