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Dr. Ahmed: Are you required to conduct research?

Dr. Black: Yes. This is one of the best aspects of my job: being able to make clinical discoveries that I can disseminate through writing and speaking. Over time, this has become increasingly challenging due to the difficulty of obtaining research funding from foundations or the federal government. This has become highly problematic, particularly for clinical researchers, because the National Institutes of Health has clearly been favoring neuroscience.

Dr. Ahmed: What is your typical day like?

Dr. Black: Because of the many hats I wear (or have worn), each day is different from the other. I combine patient care with research, writing, speaking, teaching, and administration. As a tenure-track faculty member, I am expected to write grants, conduct research, and publish. My clinical-track peers primarily provide patient care and teach students and residents.

Dr. Ahmed: What is unique about working in a training institute vs private practice?

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