Nurturing respiratory clinician‐scientists—An important priority in the Asia‐Pacific and for the Asia‐Pacific Society of Respirology (APSR).

Nurturing respiratory clinician-scientists - An important priority in the Asia-Pacific and for the Asia-Pacific Society of Respirology (APSR) Keywords: basic research; career pathway; clinician-scientist; translational research EN basic research career pathway clinician-scientist translational research 490 492 3 06/20/22 20220701 NES 220701 The Covid-19 pandemic has again emphasized that close collaboration between respiratory physicians and basic scientists is vital.1,2 There is a need to bridge the divide between the science and the clinical application of that science in order to progress novel scientific discoveries and move them into clinical practice. Through the APSR and other organizations, we can and should promote awareness of clinician-scientist career pathways, particularly in respiratory medicine. [Extracted from the article]