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Addressing the Nation's Changing Needs
for Biomedical and Behavioral Scientists
(2000)

Contents

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Front Matter and Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Executive Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Chapter 1 - Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Chapter 2 - Basic Biomedical Scientists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Chapter 3 - Behavioral and Social Scientists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Chapter 4 - Clinical Scientists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Chapter 5 - Crosscutting Issues In Research Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53


Appendixes

A.  National Research Service Award Institutional Training Grants and Fellowships . . .

65
B.  Committee on National Needs for Biomedical and Behavioral Scientists . . . . . . . . 66
C.  Public Comment on the National Research Service Award Program . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
D.  Demographic Projections of the Ph.D. Workforce in Biomedical
and Behavioral Research, 1995-2005
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
72
E.  Classification of Ph.D. Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
F.  Personal Statement Concerning Research Training in the Behavioral and Social
Sciences, John F. Kihlstrom
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
101
G.  Supplementary Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109


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Committee on National Needs for Biomedical and Behavioral Scientists Education and Career Studies Unit
Office of Scientific and Engineering Personnel
National Research Council
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