The society needs non-clinical doctors! It needs them more than ever! Why do I say so? There are five main reasons. First and foremost, though they are conclusive, clinical trials and studies are only the last steps of biomedical research. The bulk of initial biomedical research happens outside the clinic.
The current specialization age doesn't encourage a clinician to step out of the professional boundaries and indulge in pre-clinical research. The more the medical care and technology advances, the more sophisticated it becomes. Clinicians who are busy with medical practice part find it increasingly difficult to take responsibility for non-clinical scientific research and development of newer products which is a full-time non-clinical job. But for non-clinical doctors there would not be as many new drugs, vaccines, and medical devices and other health products. Secondly, the medical…
