This is because medical school is more akin to trade school than a scientific training program—an incredibly complex and difficult to learn trade, to be sure, and one based on applied science, but most MDs are not scientists.https://twitter.com/donaldLchi/status/1143497446703521792 …
Not just clinical or epidemiological study design, but the general scientific method: proper controls, a testable hypothesis, basic biostatistics, etc.
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Don't get me wrong. A couple of the best scientists I ever knew had only MDs. However, they had to make an effort to learn serious science by doing, in essence, the equivalent of postdoc fellowships to gain experience.
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