Is a clinician-researcher career viable in New Zealand?
Abstract
Recently the Health Research Council of New Zealand (HRC) announced the prioritisation of projects that enhanced the development of clinician-researchers. In this viewpoint article, we argue that a clinician-researcher career involving publicly funded, investigator-led clinical research with meaningful end points to inform clinical care is currently not sustainable in New Zealand.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Health and Medical Research Impacts
Diversity and Career in Medicine
Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration
Publication details
- Journal / source
- New Zealand Medical Journal
- Volume
- 139
- Issue
- 1629
- Pages
- 102–111
- Publication date
- 10 February 2026
- Language
- EN