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Record Nr.

UNINA9910958111403321

Titolo

Research training in the biomedical, behavioral, and clinical research sciences / / National Research Council of the National Academies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, 2011

ISBN

9786613019110

9780309209939

0309209935

9781283019118

1283019116

9780309159661

0309159660

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (207 p.)

Disciplina

610.724

Soggetti

Medical sciences - Research

Biology - Research

Medicine - Research

Psychology - Research

Social sciences - Research

Research

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Committee to Study the National Needs for Biomedical, Behavioral, and Clinical Research Personnel; Board on Higher Education and Workforce Policy and Global Affairs."

Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Figures, Tables, and Boxes""; ""Summary""; ""1 Context and Issues""; ""2 Crosscutting Issues""; ""3 Basic Biomedical Sciences""; ""4 Behavioral and Social Sciences Research""; ""5 Clinical Sciences Research""; ""6 Oral Health""; ""7 Nursing Research""; ""8 Health Services Research""; ""Appendixes""; ""Appendix A: Committee Biographies""; ""Appendix B: Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Training Grants and Fellowship""; ""Appendix C: Classification of Ph.D. Fields""

""Appendix D: Demographic Projections of the Research Workforce in



the Biomedical, Clinical, and Behavioral Sciences, 2006-2016""""Appendix E: Demographic Projections of the Research Workforce in the Biomedical, Clinical, and Behavioral Sciences, 2006-2016 (Using the System Dynamics Simulation Methodology)""; ""Appendix F: Characteristics of Doctorates""

Sommario/riassunto

"Comprehensive research and a highly trained workforce are essential for the improvement of health and health care both nationally and internationally. Over the past 40 years the National Research Services Award (NRSA) Program has played a large role in training the workforce responsible for dramatic advances in the understanding of various diseases and new insights that have led to more effective and targeted therapies. In spite of this program, the difficulty obtaining jobs after the postdoc period has discouraged many domestic students from pursuing graduate postdoc training. In the United States, more than 50 percent of the postdoc workforce is made up of individuals who obtained their Ph. D.s from other countries. Indeed, one can make a strong argument that the influx of highly trained and creative foreigners has contributed greatly to U.S. science over the past 70 years. Research Training in the Biomedical, Behavioral, and Clinical Research Sciences discusses a number of important issues, including: the job prospects for postdocs completing their training; questions about the continued supply of international postdocs in an increasingly competitive world; the need for equal, excellent training for all graduate students who receive NIH funding; and the need to increase the diversity of trainees. The book recommends improvements in minority recruiting, more rigorous and extensive training in the responsible conduct of research and ethics, increased emphasis on career development, more attention to outcomes, and the requirement for incorporating more quantitative thinking in the biomedical curriculum."--Publisher's description.