Meeting the nation's needs for biomedical and behavioral scientists / Committee on National Needs for Biomedical and Behavioral Research Personnel, Studies and Surveys Unit, Office of Scientific and Engineering Personnel, National Research Council.

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1994.

xii, 162 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm

"This material is based on work supported by the National Institutes of Health"--T.p. verso

Ira J. Hirsh and John D. Stobo, co-chairs--P. v

Includes bibliographical references

Estimating national needs for research scientists -- Recommendations -- Enhancing the effectiveness of the NRSA program -- Origins of the study -- Charge to the committee -- Committee's study plan -- Organization of the report -- Approaches to the estimation of national need -- Health research as a national priority -- Advances in research -- Marketplace requirements -- Basic biomedical sciences personnel -- Advances in research -- Assessment of the current market for basic biomedical scientists -- Ensuring the diversity of human resources

NRSA program in the basic biomedical sciences -- Recommendations -- Behavioral sciences personnel -- Advances in research in the behavioral sciences -- Assessment of the current market for behavioral scientists -- Outlook for behavioral scientists -- Ensuring the diversity of human resources -- NRSA program in the behavioral sciences -- Recommendations -- Physician-scientists -- Advances in clinical science -- Assessment of the current market for clinical scientists -- Outlook for clinical scientists -- Ensuring the diversity of human resources

NRSA program in the clinical sciences -- Recommendations -- Oral health research personnel -- Advances in oral health research -- Assessment of the current market for oral health research personnel -- Outlook for oral health research scientists -- Ensuring diversity of human resources -- National research service award program for oral health research -- Recommendations -- Nursing research personnel -- Advances in nursing research -- Assessment of the current market for nursing research personnel -- Outlook for nursing research personnel

(contin.) Ensuring diversity of human resources -- NRSA program in nursing research -- Recommendations -- Health services research personnel -- Advances in health services research -- Assessment of the current market for health services research personnel -- Outlook for health services research personnel -- Ensuring diversity of human resources -- NRSA program in health services research -- Recommendations -- Recommendations and remaining considerations -- Stipend issues -- Enhancing the effectiveness of the NRSA program

(contin.) Historical overview -- Classification of fields -- Public hearing on national needs for biomedical and behavioral research personnel -- Report contributors -- Sources of information for the National Research Service Award -- Data tables -- Multistate life table methodology and projections -- Procedures used to estimate awards, stipends and costs -- Biographical sketches.