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National Research Service Award (NRSA) and National Library of Medicine (NLM) Research Training Programs

Ph.D.s Awarded to NIH Trainees and Fellows

Field of Study* FY 2005 FY 2006
  Life Sciences 2,053 1,651
  Biological/Biomedical Sciences 1,850 1,466
  Biochemistry 195 166
  Biomedical Sciences 71 56
  Biophysics 60 51
  Biotechnology 5 4
  Bacteriology 3 1
  Plant Genetics 10 6
  Plant Pathology/Phytopathology 1 1
  Plant Physiology 1 3
  Botany/Plant Biology 1 2
  Anatomy 3 1
  Biometrics & Biostatistics 34 18
  Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology 109 105
  Ecology 5 2
  Developmental Biology/Embryology 70 48
  Endocrinology 8 2
  Entomology 2 3
  Immunology 150 120
  Molecular Biology 226 195
  Microbiology 148 107
  Neuroscience 292 259
  Nutritional Sciences 22 9
  Parasitology 2 10
  Toxicology 33 23
  Genetics, Human & Animal 124 82
  Pathology, Human & Animal 30 24
  Pharmacology, Human & Animal 117 80
  Physiology, Human & Animal 55 42
  Zoology, Other 2 6
  Biology/Biological Sciences, General 27 21
  Biology/Biomedical Sciences, Other 44 19
  Health Sciences 197 180
  Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology 20 11
  Environmental Health 2 6
  Environmental Toxicology 7 8
  Health Systems/Service Administration 2 1
  Public Health 24 34
  Epidemiology 58 39
  Kinesiology/Exercise Sciences 9 7
  Nursing Science 46 56
  Pharmacy 7 1
  Rehabilitation/Therapeutic Services 2 2
  Veterinary Medicine 1 1
  Health Sciences, General 3 6
  Health Sciences, Other 16 8
  Agricultural Sciences/Natural Resources 6 5
  Agricultural Economics 1 0
  Poultry Science 1 1
  Animal Science, Other 3 1
  Plant Pathology/Phytopathology 1 1
  Plant Sciences, Other 0 1
  Environmental Science 0 1
  Social Sciences 396 259
  Psychology 321 201
  Clinical 137 57
  Cognitive & Psycholinguistics 25 27
  Counseling 7 3
  Developmental & Child 45 25
  Human Development & Family Studies 11 4
  Family Psychology 0 1
  Experimental 18 9
  Educational 2 1
  Industrial & Organizational 1 2
  Personality 4 2
  Physiological/Psychobiology 28 18
  Psychometrics & Quantitative 4 2
  School 1 0
  Social 23 25
  Psychology, General 7 13
  Psychology, Other 8 12
  Social Sciences 75 58
  Anthropology 13 4
  Criminology 1 1
  Demography/Population Studies 5 3
  Economics 16 16
  Econometrics 1 0
  Geography 0 1
  Political Science & Government 0 1
  Public Policy Analysis 8 3
  Sociology 26 25
  Social Sciences, Other 5 4
  Physical Sciences 150 129
  Chemistry 108 88
  Analytical 10 13
  Inorganic 9 5
  Organic 37 22
  Medicinal/Pharmaceutical 15 18
  Physical 7 10
  Polymer 3 2
  Theoretical 0 3
  Chemistry, General 14 9
  Chemistry, Other 13 6
  Computer Sciences 10 11
  Computer Science 8 5
  Information Science & Systems 0 3
  Computer & Information Sciences, Other 2 3
  Geological & Earth Sciences 3 1\
  Geology 1 0
  Geochemistry 1 1
  Geophysics & Seismology 1 0
  Mathematics 10 10
  Applied Mathematics 4 2
  Geometry/Geometric Analysis 0 1
  Statistics 5 4
  Mathematics/Statistics, General 0 2
  Mathematics/Statistics, Other 1 1
  Ocean/Marine Sciences 1 0
  Marine Sciences 1 0
  Physics 18 19
  Elementary Particle 0 1
  Biophysics 9 11
  Optics/Phototonics 1 1
  Polymer Physics 0 1
  Applied Physics 0 3
  Plasma/Fusion 1 0
  Condensed Matter/Low Temperature 1 0
  Physics, General 2 0
  Physics, Other 4 2
  Engineering 94 97
  Education 8 9
  Humanities 7 6
  Other Fields 19 19
  TOTAL 2,727 2,170


* Note: Detailed field data are provided only for broad (i.e., bolded) fields with ≥100 Ph.D. recipients.

Sources: NIH Trainee and Fellow File, IMPAC II, and the Doctorate Records File.

Demographic Characteristics* of NRSA Participants

Demographic Characteristic FY 2005 FY 2006
  Sex    
  Female 50.8% 52.1%
  Male 47.4% 46.0%
  Unreported 1.8% 1.9%
  Race/Ethnicity    
  White 69.3% 66.2%
  Asian 15.3% 14.4%
  Hispanic 6.1% 6.4%
  African American 10.2% 9.1%
  Native American 1.1% 1.1%
  Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander .06% 0.6%
  Unreported 4.3% 8.1%


Source: IMPAC II

* Reporting personal information such as sex, race, and ethnicity is voluntary

Graduate Medical Education:
NIH-sponsored, ACGME-Accredited, Residency and Subspecialty Training Programs

Successfully Completed Residency and Subspecialty Training By Academic Year
NIH Clinical Center Program Specialty Successfully Completed
2005/2006 2006/2007
  Allergy and Immunology 4 3
  Dermatology 0 2
  Medical Genetics 3 2
  Critical Care Medicine 5 3
  Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism 5 6
  Hematology 3 3
  Infectious Disease 3 3
  Oncology 10 12
  Rheumatology 2 10
  Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical 1 3
  Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine 1 3
  Cytopathology 1 1
  Hematology (Pathology) 1 1
  NICHD/Georgetown University Hospital
  Program / Pediatric Endocrinology* 		2 2
  TOTAL 42 46


*Cosponsored by NICHD and Georgetown University Hospital

Source: AAMC GME Track Database

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