Title Research training in the biomedical, behavioral, and clinical research sciences / Committee to Study the National Needs for Biomedical, Behavioral, and Clinical Research Personnel, Board on Higher Education and Workforce, Policy and Global Affairs, National Research Council of the National Academies

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

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Description 1 online resource (xvi, 189 pages) : illustrations (some color) Contents Context and issues -- Crosscutting issues -- Basic biomedical sciences -- Behavioral and social sciences research -- Clinical sciences research -- Oral health -- Nursing research -- Health services research Summary "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 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Notes Print version record Subject Medical research personnel -- Supply and demand -- United States Medical research personnel -- Education -- United States Social sciences -- Research -- United States Social scientists -- Supply and demand -- United States Social scientists -- Education -- United States Behavioral scientists -- Supply and demand -- United States Behavioral scientists -- Education -- United States Government aid. Federal aid. Biomedical Research -- manpower -- United States Biomedical Research -- education -- United States Research Personnel -- trends -- United States Behavioral Research -- education -- United States Social Sciences -- manpower -- United States Behavioral Research -- manpower -- United States Social Sciences -- education -- United States Biomedical Research -- manpower Research Personnel -- trends Financing, Government Biomedical Research -- education Behavioral Research -- education Behavioral Research -- manpower Social Sciences -- education Social Sciences -- manpower Biomedical Research -- manpower federal aid. MEDICAL -- Research. Government aid Federal aid Medical research personnel -- Supply and demand Social sciences -- Research Social scientists -- Supply and demand SUBJECT United States Subject United States Form Electronic book Author National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Higher Education and Workforce. LC no. 2011921184 ISBN 9780309159661 0309159660

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