The road to the rise of great doctors

Chapter 44 Choosing a Mentor

Patients who are suffering and without good treatment options are ethically vulnerable subjects in clinical research.

After so many years, the improvement of ethical systems at home and abroad has made this kind of attention and protection a reality.

Currently, formal clinical trials of drugs require approval from the ethics committee of the hospital where they are located.After the ethics committee reviews the materials submitted by the pharmaceutical company and makes a comprehensive evaluation, the clinical trial is allowed to be carried out only if the benefits to the patient outweigh the risks.

Moreover, during the whole process, if there is a drug-related death or serious adverse reaction, it is necessary to notify the ethics committee in time, and submit an analysis report to analyze the cause of this danger, determine whether it is related to the research drug, and explore Are there any precautions.If there is a solution, you can continue; if there is no solution, then the research is likely to be terminated.

Phase 3 trials are the largest clinical trials conducted by pharmaceutical companies before they are launched on the market.This phase of the trial is the most cost-effective for patients. They can obtain relatively speaking, the current "possibly most effective" drug treatment, save money, and use it earlier than others (normally, after the trial is completed, the materials are submitted to It can only be used after it is approved by the approval agency and officially approved for marketing).However, sometimes, there are too many patients in the country, and most of the trial centers are large tertiary hospitals with many patients. At this time, it may be difficult to get a ticket for a "particularly good drug" and "the quota is sold out". run out" situation.

Liu Dong came back to his senses, and his thoughts just wandered away for a long time.
The cooperation between the medical and industrial circles may be a win-win situation; for patients, it may also be a win-win situation.

He thought: In addition to his own skills and knowledge, a doctor also has knowledge about how to deal with the industry!

Withdrawing his imagination, Liu Dong returned to reality.

In reality, he is still a "rookie" who has just been practicing clinical practice for a month. His current small goal is to finish writing a review of kidney cancer, lay a solid clinical foundation, and compete for a spot in the "Master's to Ph.D." program!

After get off work, Liu Dong planned to sort out his thoughts, so he did not continue to go to the emergency department for surgery.But return home.

Of course, they sent a message to Li Xiao in advance as agreed, and there was no oolong incident, and the two of them seemed to have forgotten about it.

After returning home, Liu Dong put his backpack back in the room and then took a shower.

After washing, he walked to the living room and sat on the sofa, thinking silently, as if in a daze.

Li Xiao, who happened to be walking by, looked at Liu Dong who was seriously in a daze and thought he was a little cute.

So, he took out the newly bought fruits from the refrigerator, washed and plated them. He held a small bowl with some cut fruits in his hand. Li Xiao sat quietly on the side of the sofa, eating and eating. Looking at Liu Dong with a smile.

Seven or eight minutes later, just when Li Xiao was about to finish the fruit in the bowl, Liu Dong came back to his senses.

He looked up and found a person sitting across from him, and he was shocked.However, given his psychological quality, he is still somewhat accomplished in expression management, not to mention that his expression remains unchanged despite the collapse of a mountain. This may also be due to the blessing of his "Observation of Moments and Colors" skill.
"Ahem, why are you here?" Liu Dong wiped his face with his hands, trying to recover from his stiff expression.

"This is the first time I've seen you in such a daze. You're so cute." Li Xiao smiled and then said, "Did something happen to you? You can tell me and I'll see if I can help." After saying that, he handed another bowl of cut fruit on the table to Liu Dong.While eating fruit, Liu Dong shared with Li Xiao his experiences in urology surgery and his thoughts on future development.

And Li Xiao also fully demonstrated that "senior sister is well-informed."Although I don’t have much opinions on diseases and skills, I have a lot of insights on clinical research and mentor selection.

"Landlord, I think you can choose the Department of Urology. From what you said, you still prefer this department, and you are interested in being a good teacher."

"Secondly, the Department of Urology at the Affiliated Hospital of our Medical College is one of the best in the country. It is both a national key discipline and a national key clinical construction specialty. Clinical databases are being built, and basic research is also being done. The most convincing one is the Department of Urology The research institute is not just a brand, it really has office space. Such a department can perform both clinical research and basic scientific research. The office space of the research institute shows that the hardware facilities for basic scientific research are available."

"Again, the current mainstream is still focused on topics and scientific research. The national natural projects and youth projects of our hospital's Department of Urology are at the top of the list every year. Planting trees for future generations has an advantage. "

"But you have to choose your supervisor well! As far as I know, there are still a lot of doctoral supervisors and master's supervisors. You can learn more about each supervisor's personal and team situation, research direction, fund size and Scientific research funding, age, position, reputation in the department, etc. Understand clearly before making your choice."

Liu Dong nodded, he agreed, and said: "Let me think about it and find out more. Take advantage of the opportunity in the department to find out the specific situation. If there is a suitable one, I will look for the opportunity before I leave the department. Let’s talk in person.”

Li Xiao smiled, and then continued: "While I have nothing to do today, I will tell you a little bit about my thoughts about graduate tutors."

“I think the most important role of a tutor is to establish a good academic environment for students. The academic environment includes many aspects:

First, there is an academic direction and research funding that is very suitable for you, and you can have several alternative subject directions and support conditions.These topics must be real topics, such as national funds, local funds and other projects, with real academic or technical goal requirements.There are also high-level corporate collaboration projects, such as clinical research or translational research.Don’t do big homework-style, virtual projects.If you have enough funds, on the one hand, it will be easier for you to realize the various experiments you want to do, and your supervisor will also be able to provide you with higher research assistantships (allowances or subsidies).

Second, the most important thing for a tutor is to have his or her own academic ideas, clear academic research goals and plans, and be able to guide students in the right direction.At the very beginning, most people don’t understand, and this is when this “guiding light” is needed.

Third, a stronger team.Some tutors cannot guide you directly, but they can have an associate tutor to guide you. You can find out more.

Fourth, good academic exchange conditions, whether the tutor serves in a mainstream society, whether there are opportunities to participate in annual meetings of domestic societies or important international annual meetings every year or more frequently, and whether there are regular sharing and discussions within the scientific research team.

Fifth, if you plan to study for a Ph.D., it is recommended to choose a doctoral supervisor first, and the topics can be done consecutively.

Sixth, age, those who are approaching retirement or who may change jobs in the near future, must be cautious. "

Liu Dong listened to Li Xiao's words seriously and looked at her face, feeling that she seemed to be shining at this moment.

(End of this chapter)