Research training and career patterns of bioscientists : the training programs of the National Institutes of Health : report / National Academy of Sciences.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

National Academy of Sciences, author, issuing body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Science--Study and teaching.

Science.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (197 pages)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : National Academy of Sciences, 1976.

Summary:

Included in this study are two principal tasks: (1) the preparation of a computerized roster containing relevant program information on essentially all former trainees and fellows supported by the National Institutes of Health back to the inception of the training programs in 1938, and (2) the analysis of these data and related data to determine the outcomes of the training programs observable in the career patterns of bioscientists. After a brief summary, the various mechanisms of support and that portion of the individual's career dealing with training and education are discussed. A section dealing with career outcomes and achievements provides the primary follow-up data and analysis of career patterns. Included in the analysis are Ph. D. attainment rates, place of employment of former trainees, work activities, earning profiles, and estimates of contributions made to research. A final section describes the study of economic and demographic aggregates that resulted in the empirical model of the major factors affecting enrollments and degrees in graduate education. Included in the appendices are the methodological details of this modeling procedure along with the data used in the analysis. (MH).

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