biostudies-literatureUnknown4(3)Goldenberg NM<h4>Background</h4>Physicians have traditionally been at the forefront of medical research, bringing clinical questions to the laboratory and returning with ideas for treatment. However, we have anecdotally observed a decline in the popularity of basic science research among trainees. We hypothesized that fewer resident physicians have been pursuing basic science research training over time.<h4>Methods</h4>We examined records from residents in the Surgeon-Scientist and Clinician-Investigator programs at the University of Toronto (1987-2016). Research by residents was categorized independently by 2 raters as basic science, clinical epidemiology or education-related based on the title of the project, the name of the supervisor and Pubmed searches. The study population was divided into quintiCMAJ openE444-E447https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC5047840biostudies-literatureResearch projects in the Surgeon-Scientist and Clinician-Investigator programs at the University of Toronto (1987-2016): a cohort study.PMC5047840Goldenberg NMKapus ASteinberg BECabral VRosenblum NDLee WLChen RRutka JTfalseResearch projects in the Surgeon-Scientist and Clinician-Investigator programs at the University of Toronto (1987-2016): a cohort study.<h4>Background</h4>Physicians have traditionally been at the forefront of medical research, bringing clinical questions to the laboratory and returning with ideas for treatment. However, we have anecdotally observed a decline in the popularity of basic science research among trainees. We hypothesized that fewer resident physicians have been pursuing basic science research training over time.<h4>Methods</h4>We examined records from residents in the Surgeon-Scientist and Clinician-Investigator programs at the University of Toronto (1987-2016). Research by residents was categorized independently by 2 raters as basic science, clinical epidemiology or education-related based on the title of the project, the name of the supervisor and Pubmed searches. The study population was divided into quinti2016-01-01T00:00:00Z2016 Jul-Sep2025-05-18T12:26:13.34Z2025-05-18T12:26:13.34ZS-EPMC50478402773010810.9778/cmajo.20160062