Meeting the nation's needs for biomedical and behavioral scientists / Committee on National Needs for Biomedical and Behavioral Research Personnel, Studies and Surveys Unit, Office of Scientific and Engineering Personnel, National Research Council.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hirsh, Ira J.

Stobo, John D.

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on National Needs for Biomedical and Behavioral Research Personnel.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical scientists--Supply and demand--United States.

Medical scientists.

Psychological research personnel--Supply and demand--United States.

Psychological research personnel.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (174 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1994.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book assesses the nation's future needs for biomedical and behavioral scientists and the role the National Research Service Awards (NRSA) program can play in meeting those needs. The year 1994 marks the twentieth anniversary of the National Research Act of 1974 (PL 93-348), which established the NRSA program. In its twenty years of operation, the NRSA program has made it possible for many thousands of talented individuals in the basic biomedical, behavioral, and clinical sciences to sharpen their research skills and to apply those skills to topics of special concern to the nation, such as aging, hypertension, the genetic basis of disease, acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), cancer, environmental toxicology, nutrition and health, and substance abuse.

Contents:

Meeting the Nation's Biomedical and Behavioral Scientists

Copyright

Preface

Contents

Executive Summary

ESTIMATING NATIONAL NEEDS FOR RESEARCH SCIENTISTS

Health Research as a National Priority

Unknown Effects of Health Care Reform

Advances in Research

Demand of the Marketplace

RECOMMENDATIONS

Stipends

Numerical Recommendations

Basic Biomedical Sciences

Behavioral Sciences

Clinical Sciences

Remaining Fields

Minority Access to Research Careers

ENHANCING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE NRSA PROGRAM

Flexibility in Career Training at the Postdoctoral Level

Monitoring Progress Toward NRSA Goals

NOTES

REFERENCES

Chapter One Introduction

ORIGINS OF THE STUDY

CHARGE TO THE COMMITTEE

THE COMMITTEE'S STUDY PLAN

Definition of the Study Population

Panel on Estimation Procedures

Call for a Public Hearing

Commissioned Papers

Airlie House Retreat

ORGANIZATION OF THE REPORT

Chapter Two Approaches to the Estimation of National Need

HEALTH RESEARCH AS A NATIONAL PRIORITY

Patterns of Federal Support

Trends in Industrial Support

Other Factors

Impact of the Budget Deficit

The Economy

Regulatory Costs of Research Investments

ADVANCES IN RESEARCH

MARKETPLACE REQUIREMENTS

Status Report on the Work of the Panel on Estimation Procedures

1989 NRC Model

New Techniques for Estimating National Needs

Summary

Chapter Three Basic Biomedical Sciences Personnel

ASSESSMENT OF THE CURRENT MARKET FOR BASIC BIOMEDICAL SCIENTISTS

Degree Production and Career Patterns

Degree Production

Career Patterns

Market Conditions

Unemployment and Underemployment

Postdoctorates

Postgraduation Commitments

Starting Salaries.

OUTLOOK FOR BASIC BIOMEDICAL SCIENTISTS

Priority Fields

ENSURING THE DIVERSITY OF HUMAN RESOURCES

THE NRSA PROGRAM IN THE BASIC BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES

Predoctoral Training

Postdoctoral Training

Chapter Four Behavioral Sciences Personnel

ADVANCES IN RESEARCH IN THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES

Health and Behavior

Learning and Memory

Signal Detection and Medical Imaging

ASSESSMENT OF THE CURRENT MARKET FOR BEHAVIORAL SCIENTISTS

Starting Salaries

OUTLOOK FOR BEHAVIORAL SCIENTISTS

Relationship Between Market Outlook and the Need for Behavioral Research Personnel

Societal Problems

A Special Note on Clinical and Clinical Services Research

THE NRSA PROGRAM IN THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES

Chapter Five Physician-Scientists

ADVANCES IN CLINICAL SCIENCE

ASSESSMENT OF THE CURRENT MARKET FOR CLINICAL SCIENTISTS

Market Forces

Academic Health Centers

Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Industry

Cap on Domestic Spending

Emphasis on Increasing the Training of Generalists

OUTLOOK FOR CLINICAL SCIENTISTS

Expenditures for Clinical Research and Development

Professional Service Income

Total Medical School Revenue

Budgeted Faculty Vacancies

Faculty/Student Ratio

Race and Ethnicity

Age.

THE NRSA PROGRAM IN THE CLINICAL SCIENCES

The Medical Scientist Training Program

Individual Fellowships

Institutional Training Grants in the Clinical Sciences

Chapter Six Oral Health Research Personnel

ADVANCES IN ORAL HEALTH RESEARCH

ASSESSMENT OF THE CURRENT MARKET FOR ORAL HEALTH RESEARCH PERSONNEL

OUTLOOK FOR ORAL HEALTH RESEARCH SCIENTISTS

ENSURING DIVERSITY OF HUMAN RESOURCES

NATIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE AWARD PROGRAM FOR ORAL HEALTH RESEARCH

Program Size

Need for a Dental Scientist Training Program

Other Considerations

Chapter Seven Nursing Research Personnel

ADVANCES IN NURSING RESEARCH

Acute and Chronic Illness

Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

Systems of Care

ASSESSMENT OF THE CURRENT MARKET FOR NURSING RESEARCH PERSONNEL

OUTLOOK FOR NURSING RESEARCH PERSONNEL

Minorities

Age

Gender

THE NRSA PROGRAM IN NURSING RESEARCH

Balance in Mechanisms of Support

Chapter Eight Health Services Research Personnel

ADVANCES IN HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH

Organization and Financing

Medical Effectiveness Research

Quality of Care and Patient Outcomes

Ethical and Legal Issues

ASSESSMENT OF THE CURRENT MARKET FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH PERSONNEL

Supply of Health Services Researchers

Composition of the Attentive Health Services Research Labor Force:1992

Employment Sector.

Changes in Composition Over Time

OUTLOOK FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH PERSONNEL

Future Employment Conditions

Training of Health Professionals

THE NRSA PROGRAM IN HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH

Traineeships and Fellowships.

NOTES

Chapter Nine Recommendations and Remaining Considerations

STIPEND ISSUES

Estimating Program Costs

Data on Minority Participation in Science Careers

The Need for Well-Designed Career Outcomes Studies

The Need for Studies of Institutional Impact

Appendixes

Appendix A Historical Overview

Linking Health Research with Training

The NRSA Program

Establishing the Scope of the NRSA Program

Value of the Training System

Attraction of Minorities to Careers in Biomedical Research

Attraction of Women to Careers in Biomedical Research

Evaluating the NRSA Program

Predoctoral Training for Ph.D.S

Postdoctoral Research Training for Ph.D.S

Postdoctoral Training for M.D.S

Appendix B Classification of Fields

Appendix C Public Hearing on National Needs for Biomedical and Behavioral Research Personnel

Program

Agenda

Appendix D Report Contributors

Appendix E Sources of Information for the National Research Service Award

Predoctoral Level

Individual Awards

Institutional Awards

Postdoctoral Level

Individual A Wards

Appendix F Data Tables

Appendix G Multistate Life Table Methodology and Projections

Projection Models

Appendix H Procedures Used to Estimate Awards, Stipends, and Costs

Assumptions About Program Size

Estimating Incremental Stipend Costs

Appendix I Biographical Sketches

Committer on National Needs for Biomedical and Behavioral Besearch Personnel

Panel on Estimation Procedures.

Notes:

"This material is based on work supported by the National Institutes of Health"--T.p. verso.

Ira J. Hirsh and John D. Stobo, co-chairs--P. v.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786610193417

9781280193415

1280193417

9780309596411

0309596416

9780585142562

0585142564

OCLC:

43477000