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Record Nr.

UNINA9910965709503321

Titolo

Addressing the nation's changing needs for biomedical and behavioral scientists / / Committee on National Needs for Biomedical and Behavioral Scientists, Education and Career Studies Unit, Office of Scientific and Engineering Personnel, National Research Council

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC, : National Academy Press, c2000

ISBN

9780309172035

0309172039

9780309504768

0309504767

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (132 p.)

Disciplina

331.12/9161/0973

Soggetti

Medical scientists - Supply and demand - United States

Behavioral scientists - Supply and demand - United States

Psychological research personnel - Supply and demand - United States

Medical scientists - Training of - United States

Behavioral scientists - Training of - United States

Psychological research personnel - Training of - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover""; ""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""FIGURES, TABLES, AND BOXES""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Basic Biomedical Scientists""; ""3 Behavioral and Social Scientists""; ""4 Clinical Scientists""; ""5 Crosscutting Issues in Research Training""; ""Appendixes""; ""Appendix A National Research Service Award Institutional Training Grants and Fellowships""; ""Appendix B Committee on National Needs for Biomedical and Behavioral Scientists""; ""Appendix C Public Comment on the National Research Service Award Program""

""Appendix D Demographic Projections of the Ph.D. Workforce in Biomedical and Behavioral Research, 1995-2005""""Appendix E Classification of Ph.D. Fields""; ""Appendix F Personal Statement Concerning Research Training in the Behavioral and Social Sciences"";



""Appendix G Supplementary Tables""

Sommario/riassunto

As biomedical and behavioral research progresses into new areas, the number of scientists active in various fields rises and falls, and the health needs of the U.S. population evolve, it is important to ensure that the preparation of future investigators reflects these changes. This book addresses these topics by considering questions such as the following:  What is the current supply of biomedical and behavioral scientists? How is future demand for scientists likely to be affected by factors such as advances in research, trends in the employment of scientists, future research funding, and changes in health care delivery? What are the best ways to prepare prospective investigators to meet future needs in scientific research?  In the course of addressing these questions, this volume examines the number of investigators trained every year, patterns of hiring by universities and industry, and the age of the scientific workforce in different fields, and makes recommendations for the number of scientists that should be trained in the years ahead. This book also considers the diversity of the research workforce and the importance of providing prospective scientists with the skills to successfully collaborate with investigators in related fields, and offers suggestions for how government and universities should structure their research training programs differently in the future.