The Research Productivity of Canadian Physicians: How the Timing of Obtaining a PhD Has an Influence

PURPOSE: To determine whether the sequence of training to obtain MD and PhD degrees is associated with different career paths for physicians who have their PhD before medical school and those who obtain it after their MD, and to explore the factors that encourage or dissuade Canadian dual-degree physicians in pursuing a research career. METHOD: In 2003, questionnaires from the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, were sent to all 734 …