How do I become a Clinical Research Associate?

How to become a great clinician scientist? And who are some great clinician scientists? Clinician scientists have to juggle with their clinical work and research, both of which are very time consuming.

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  Old joke - How do you get to Carnegie Hall - Answer - practice, practice, practice. Same here. It requires INTENSITY and DEDICATION. It is difficult to do both clinical work and research. To be the best, I feel you must do one or the other. Although it is possible to do both, in my opinion it is better to make a decision before residency. For instance, in OB/GYN, I decided early on I wanted to treat patients and not do research. It is difficult to get a teaching position in a good university if you are not doing research. And dealing with patients is much different than dealing with students in a classroom. And over the years, I found the best teachers were often the worst doctors.This answer is not a substitute for professional medical advic...