Summary
Title: Training Program in Patient-Oriented Research in Cardiovascular Endocrinology Abstract For some time, keen observers of the academic scene have been sounding alarm over an impending manpower crisis in patient-oriented research reflected in steadily declining numbers of clinical investigators since 2000, potentially jeopardizing a highly successful national enterprise of clinical medicine and drug discovery. In spite of these concerns, the number of T32 programs in patient-oriented research (~3% of funded T32 grants) has dwindled and today, few programs are aimed at patient-oriented rese
