Meeting the Nation's Needs for Biomedical and Behavioral Scientists

Committee on National Needs for Biomedical and Behavioral Research Personnel, National Research Council

• 1 FRONT MATTER; 2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY; 3 1 INTRODUCTION; 4 2 APPROACHES TO THE ESTIMATION OF NATIONAL NEED; 5 3 BASIC BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES PERSONNEL; 6 4 BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES PERSONNEL; 7 5 PHYSICIAN-SCIENTISTS; 8 6 ORAL HEALTH RESEARCH PERSONNEL; 9 7 NURSING RESEARCH PERSONNEL; 10 8 HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH PERSONNEL; 11 9 RECOMMENDATIONS AND REMAINING CONSIDERATIONS; 12 APPENDIX A: HISTORICAL OVERVIEW; 13 APPENDIX B: CLASSIFICATION OF FIELDS; 14 APPENDIX C: PUBLIC HEARING ON NATIONAL NEEDS FOR BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH PERSONNEL; 15 APPENDIX D: REPORT CONTRIBUTORS; 16 APPENDIX E: SOURCES OF INFORMATION FOR THE NATIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE AWARD; 17 APPENDIX F: DATA TABLES; 18 APPENDIX G: MULTISTATE LIFE TABLE METHODOLOGY AND PROJECTIONS; 19 APPENDIX H: PROCEDURES USED TO ESTIMATE AWARDS, STIPENDS, AND COSTS; 20 APPENDIX I: BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES