Meeting the Nation's Needs for Biomedical and Behavioral Scientists
Meeting the Nation's Needs for Biomedical and Behavioral Scientists

Author: National Research Council

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 1994-02-01

Total Pages: 106

ISBN-13: 0309083699

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On May 3, 1993, the National Research Council's (NRC) Committee on National Needs for Biomedical and Behavioral Research Personnel convened a public hearing to gather the views of colleagues on the future direction of the National Research Service Awards (NRSA) program. In preparation for the hearing, the committee formulated a set of questions to be addressed by respondents and consulted with the staff of the National Institutes of Health in compiling a list of individuals and organizations to whom a letter soliciting a response to those questions could be sent. (See Appendix A.) A letter posing the following four questions was sent to over 1,000 individuals: What is the most significant challenge we face today in the United States in maintaining an adequate supply of qualified scientists to sustain and advance health research? What improvements might be made in the National Research Service Awards (NRSA) program to assure a continuing supply of skilled investigators in the biomedical and behavioral sciences in the coming years? What steps might be taken to improve the effectiveness of the NRSA program in recruiting women and minorities into scientific careers? What features of the NRSA training grant might be strengthened to assure the maintenance of high quality research training environments?

Meeting the Nation's Needs for Biomedical and Behavioral Scientists
Meeting the Nation's Needs for Biomedical and Behavioral Scientists

Author: National Research Council

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 1994-02-01

Total Pages: 175

ISBN-13: 0309050863

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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.

The Postdoc Landscape
The Postdoc Landscape

Author: Audrey J. Jaeger

Publisher: Academic Press

Published: 2017-10-24

Total Pages: 254

ISBN-13: 0128131705

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The Postdoc Landscape offers historical, international, and domestic examples, solutions, and strategies for addressing the needs of postdoctoral scholars in terms of their presence in government, industry, and the academy. Growing issues and concerns are identified with a clear direction in terms of what practitioners, policymakers, and educators can do to improve the working conditions of postdoctoral scholars. The book includes chapters centered on three themes: the Postdoc Landscape, Postdoc Support and Postdoc Career Literacy, Agency and Choice. This comprehensive reference serves as a guide for scholars, individuals who supervise and mentor postdoctoral scholars and policymakers. - Outlines practical tools to help universities and organizations develop an infrastructure for supporting postdocs - Identifies the challenges that postdocs face and offers strategies on how to address the challenges - Includes a diverse range of voices and experiences from leading experts in the field

The Changing Governance of the Sciences
The Changing Governance of the Sciences

Author: Richard Whitley

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2008-03-20

Total Pages: 272

ISBN-13: 1402067461

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The establishment of national systems of retrospective research evaluations is one of the most significant of recent changes in the governance of science. This volume discusses the birth and development of research evaluation systems as well as the reasons for their absence in the United States. The book combines the latest research and an overview of trends in the changing governance of research. The focus is on institutionalisation processes and impacts on knowledge production.

Addressing the Nation's Changing Needs for Biomedical and Behavioral Scientists
Addressing the Nation's Changing Needs for Biomedical and Behavioral Scientists

Author: National Research Council

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 2000-09-16

Total Pages: 134

ISBN-13: 0309069815

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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.