Publications

Swartz TH, Cavazos JE, Horwitz MS, Hu PJ, Sampson B, Scharschmidt TC, Zarrinpar A, Mohr NM, Mankoff D, Chu J, Rhee KY, Emala C, Williams CS. Navigating the Path: Making Smart Choices… Advice to Physician Scientists on Choosing a Clinical Specialty, eLife 2026 15:RP110448https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.110448.1

Williams CS, Gallagher EJ, Cook DP, Mankoff D, Baron RM, Pittenger C, Vyas JM, Rockey DC, Hu PJ, Steed AL, Rathmell WK, Balser JR, Brown NJ, Carethers JM, Epstein JA, Choate KA, Gruber PJ, Scharschmidt TC, Rhee K. From Improvised to Intentional: Re-Imagining the Physician-Scientist Career Path, JCI Insight, 2026, in press

Rhee KY, Emala CW, Gallagher EJ, Rockey DC, Hu PJ, Vyas JM, Cook DP, Scharschmidt TC, Ajijola OA, ASCI Research Pathways Working Group, Williams CS. Paving the physician-scientist career path: from grassroots gathering to national forum, JCI Insight, 2026, 10.1172/jci.insight.192689 PMID: 40197362 PMCID: PMC11981613

Brock DC, Rupert DD, Darville T, Jansen CS, Wisdom EM, Tang CY. Dual-degree pathways in the residency match: a comparative analysis of application behaviors and outcomes. JCI Insight. 2026 ;11(7):e198778. https://doi.org/10.1172/jci.insight.198778.

Dowling KF, Ghosh-Choudhary SK, Carleton N, Prigg K, Steinman RA. Development and evaluation of a symposium model for building physician-scientist skills, connections, and persistence. JCI Insight. 2025 ;10(12):e191555. https://doi.org/10.1172/jci.insight.191555.

Plaza-Jennings AL, Ryba CB, Tan J, Diaz JEL, Mosley GE, Swartz TH, Baron MH, Fallar R, Parkas V. A study of MD-PhD pre-health advising identifies challenges to building a robust MD-PhD applicant pool. JCI Insight. 2025 ;10(7):e185839. https://doi.org/10.1172/jci.insight.185839.

Akabas MH, Andersen OS. History and Outcomes of 50 Years of Physician-Scientist Training in Medical Scientist Training Programs. Acad Med. 2017 Jun 27. doi: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000001779. [Epub ahead of print].  PMID: 28658019

Milewicz DM, Lorenz RG, Dermody TS, Brass LF; National Association of MD-PhD Programs Executive Committee. Rescuing the physician-scientist workforce: the time for action is now. J Clin Invest. 2015 Oct 1;125(10):3742-7. doi: 10.1172/JCI84170. Epub 2015 Oct 1.

Bills JL, VanHouten J, Grundy MM, Chalkley R, Dermody TS. Validity of the Medical College Admission Test for predicting MD-PhD student outcomes. Adv Health Sci Educ Theory Pract. 2015 May 8. [Epub ahead of print]. PMID: 25952644.

Goldberg C, Insel PA. Preparing MD-PhD students for clinical rotations: navigating the interface between PhD and MD training. Acad Med. 2013 Jun;88(6):745-7. doi: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e31828ffeeb. PMID: 23708597.  PMCID: PMC3882192.

Bills JL, Davidson M, Dermody TS. Effectiveness of a clinical intervention for MD/PhD students re-entering medical school. Teach Learn Med. 2013 ;25(1):77-83. doi: 10.1080/10401334.2012.741539. PMID: 23330899.

Ciampa EJ, Hunt AA, Arneson KO, Mordes DA, Oldham WM, Vin Woo K, Owens DA, Cannon MD, Dermody TS. A workshop on leadership for MD/PhD students. Med Educ Online. 2011 ;16. doi: 10.3402/meo.v16i0.7075. Epub 2011 Aug 10. PMID: 21841905.  PMCID: PMC3154680.

Brass LF, Akabas MH, Burnley LD, Engman DM, Wiley CA, Andersen OS.  Are MD-PhD programs meeting their goals? An analysis of career choices made by graduates of 24 MD-PhD programs.  Acad Med. 2010 Apr;85(4):692-701. doi: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e3181d3ca17.   PMID: 20186033.  PMCID: PMC4441397.

Paik JC, Howard G, Lorenz RG. Postgraduate choices of graduates from medical scientist training programs, 2004-2008. JAMA. 2009 Sep 23;302(12):1271-3. doi: 10.1001/jama.2009.1355. PMID: 19773561. PMCID: PMC2778489.

Bradford WD, Anthony D, Chu CT, Pizzo SV. Career characteristics of graduates of a Medical Scientist Training Program, 1970-1990. Acad Med. 1996 May;71(5):484-7. PMID: 9114867.