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Biennial Report of the Director, NIH, FY 2006 & 2007
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Appendix D:
Research Training and Graduate Medical Education Data
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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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