The birth of the American Physician Scientists Association — the next generation of Young Turks

Abstract

The American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI) was started a century ago to foster and to address the needs of the younger physician-scientists. A hundred years later, ASCI remains one of the premier organizations for physician-scientists and one of most well-respected organizations in the medical community. I have had the opportunity and pleasure to interact with the ASCI not only as an organization through my tenure as president of the American Physician Scientists Association, but also with its members over the last four years. In my view, the same characteristics that permeate ASCI the organization also define ASCI the membership -mentorship, exemplary role models, advocacy, and leadership.

“Stop scaring the children”: a call for resilient and tenacious optimism

“…Recognizing the unique challenges faced by physician-scientist trainees, APSA was established in 2003 by a group of trainees for trainees (10). Through continuous support from numerous partner organizations, including the AAP and ASCI, APSA has grown in scope and mission.…”

Waiting to “make it” versus “making it happen”: empowering physician-scientists in training

“…APSA's mission is to serve physicianscientist trainees. As we enter our fifteenth year as an organization, we celebrate our growth as a physician-scientist trainee community and continued progress toward improving physician-scientist training as a whole (1). Importantly, APSA was formed as a means of bringing trainees together as a united front; as such, our organization and initiatives are trainee driven.…”

Reinforcing our pipeline: trainee-driven approaches to improving physician-scientist training

“…APSA is a trainee-led national professional organization that has been dedicated to serving physician-scientists in train-ing for more than a decade (4). Members of APSA are MD, DO, and dual-degree trainees as well as residents and fellows pursuing careers as physician-scientists.…”