The COVID pandemic enforced unprecedented pressure upon the academic clinician workforce globally. While in some aspects this has been a time of opportunity for academic clinicians, it has also exposed the vulnerabilities of this career path and the challenges early-career academic clinicians face. These challenges include the lack of dedicated training programmes, obstacles to international recognition of their career paths, and the remuneration gap between academic clinicians and their clinical counterparts. Addressing these issues will require a concerted effort from policymakers, funding agencies, and the medical community. However, investing in increasing the pool of academic clinicians in the long term is essential to advancing medical knowledge and improving the wellbeing of all of society.

新冠疫情大流行给全球学术临床医生队伍带来了前所未有的压力。虽然在某些方面，这对学术临床医生来说是一个机遇期，但它也暴露了这一职业道路的脆弱性以及早期职业学术临床医生面临的挑战。这些挑战包括缺乏专门的培训计划、国际认可其职业道路的障碍以及学术临床医生与临床同行之间的薪酬差距。解决这些问题需要政策制定者、资助机构和医学界的共同努力。然而，从长远来看，投资增加学术临床医生队伍对于推进医学知识和改善全社会的福祉至关重要。