Meeting the Nation's Needs for Biomedical and Behavioral Scientists

This book assesses the nation's future needs for biomedical and behavioral scientists and the role the National Research Service Awards (NRSA) program can play in meeting those needs. The year 1994 marks the twentieth anniversary of the National Research Act of 1974 (PL 93-348), which established the NRSA program. In its twenty years of operation, the NRSA program has made it possible for many thousands of talented individuals in the basic biomedical, behavioral, and clinical sciences to sharpen their research skills and to apply those skills to topics of special concern to the nation, such as aging, hypertension, the genetic basis of disease, acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), cancer, environmental toxicology, nutrition and health, and substance abuse.Table of ContentsFRONT MATTEREXECUTIVE SUMMARY1 INTRODUCTION2 APPROACHES TO THE ESTIMATION OF NATIONAL NEED3 BASIC BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES PERSONNEL4 BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES PERSONNEL5 PHYSICIAN-SCIENTISTS6 ORAL HEALTH RESEARCH PERSONNEL7 NURSING RESEARCH PERSONNEL8 HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH PERSONNEL9 RECOMMENDATIONS AND REMAINING CONSIDERATIONSAPPENDIX A: HISTORICAL OVERVIEWAPPENDIX B: CLASSIFICATION OF FIELDSAPPENDIX C: PUBLIC HEARING ON NATIONAL NEEDS FOR BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH PERSONNELAPPENDIX D: REPORT CONTRIBUTORSAPPENDIX E: SOURCES OF INFORMATION FOR THE NATIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE AWARDAPPENDIX F: DATA TABLESAPPENDIX G: MULTISTATE LIFE TABLE METHODOLOGY AND PROJECTIONSAPPENDIX H: PROCEDURES USED TO ESTIMATE AWARDS, STIPENDS, AND COSTSAPPENDIX I: BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES