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Social quarantine has severely impacted the training of new scientists, but the use of virtual platforms can supplement mentorship, making career development seamless.
A national network of medical technology incubators provides experiential training for the next generation of medical entrepreneurs and enables creation of innovative technologies for pressing clinical needs.
A new workshop brings together under-represented participants to gain experience working in diverse teams, identifying problems worth solving, and learning evidence-based entrepreneurship approaches.
Though academic institutions have contributed enormously to the remarkable growth in the healthcare industry, a key limiting resource for this continued growth is the creation of career opportunities for doctoral graduates.
The effective development of a physician–leadership workforce enables trainees to keep pace with the dynamic and increasingly complex future of healthcare.