Growing the clinical academic workforce: the case for structured academic training programs for junior doctors

To the Editor: In response to an emerging mismatch between supply and demand for academic clinicians,1 several organisations have highlighted the potential value of an explicit clinical academic training pathway for Australian medical graduates.1,2 An initiative of this nature would not only increase educational capacity, but would also help realise the aspirations of the McKeon Review of Health and Medical Research — to achieve and sustain health care excellence through training and retaining a world-class medical research workforce.3