Clinical Investigation: But Why?

Abstract

We are fortunate to have the opportunity to publish this reflection on the process of clinical research. Dr. Hazzard has had a distinguished career as the director of one of the original clinics of the NIH Lipid Research Clinics Program as vice chairman and chairman, respectively, of the Departments of Medicine at Johns Hopkins and Wake Forest Medical Schools and as a leading gerontologist, now at the University of Washington. As Dr. Hazzard makes clear, the problems facing the clinical researcher are many but the rewards are also many. The challenge is to keep open the door to such a career and to encourage the success of those who pass through., Robert H. Knopp MD Past-President, SEBM