Personnel Needs and Training for Biomedical and Behavioral Research

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Personnel Needs and Training for Biomedical and Behavioral Research Copyright PREFACE ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Contents 1. Introduction and Summary ABSTRACT COMMITTEE'S APPROACH TO ASSESSMENT OF NATIONAL NEED RECENT RESEARCH DEVELOPMENTS TRAINING AND RESEARCH FUNDING TRENDS NATIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE AWARDS FOR 1983 AND 1984 FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS Clinical Sciences Minority Access to Research Careers (MARC) Honors Undergraduate Training Program Basic Biomedical Sciences Behavioral Sciences Health Services Research Nursing Research 2. Clinical Sciences ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW MEDICAL SCHOOL TRENDS Medical School Enrollments Clinical R and D Expenditures Professional Service Income Total Medical School Revenue THE CHANGING FINANCIAL STRUCTURE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION THE MARKET OUTLOOK DEMAND FOR CLINICAL FACULTY IN MEDICAL SCHOOLS Assumptions Projections of Demand for Medical School Clinical Faculty to 1990 POSTDOCTORAL TRAINING NEEDS FOR MEDICAL SCHOOL CLINICAL FACULTY DENTAL SCHOOL TRENDS Number of Dental Schools (Figure 2.7 and Appendix Table A20) Dental School Enrollments (Figure 2.8 and Appendix Table A20) Dental School Faculty (Appendix Table A21) R and D Revenue (Table 2.3 and Appendix Table A22) Dental Clinic Revenue (Table 2.3 and Appendix Table A23) Tuition and Fees (Table 2.3 and Appendix Table A24) State and Local Government Revenues (Figure 2.3 and Appendix Table A25) Total Revenue (Figure 2.9 and Appendix Table A26) DEMAND FOR CLINICAL FACULTY IN DENTAL SCHOOLS POSTDOCTORAL TRAINING NEEDS FOR DENTAL SCHOOL CLINICAL FACULTY SUMMARY 3. Basic Biomedical Sciences ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW CURRENT SUPPLY/DEMAND INDICATORS Ph.D. Production (Table 3.1, line 1a and Figure 3.1) Postdoctoral Appointments (Table 3.1, line 1c and Figure 3.1) Bachelor's Degrees (Table 3.1, line 1d and Figure 3.2) Enrollments (Table 3.1, line 4 and Figure 3.3) R and D Funding (Table 3.1, line 2 and Figure 3.4) Labor Force (Table 3.1, line 3) SURVEY OF BIOTECHNOLOGY FIRMS Shortages of Specialists THE MARKET OUTLOOK Projections of Academic Demand for Biomedical Ph.D.s ESTIMATING PREDOCTORAL AND POSTDOCTORAL SUPPORT LEVELS UNDER NRSA PROGRAMS Postdoctoral Training Levels Predoctoral Training Levels SUMMARY EVALUATION OF THE MARC HONORS UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH TRAINING PROGRAM A FOLLOW-UP STUDY OF FORMER NIH POSTDOCTORAL TRAINEES AND FELLOWS 4. Behavioral Sciences ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW CURRENT SUPPLY/DEMAND INDICATORS Enrollments (Tables 4.1-4.3 and Figure 4.1) Psychology Enrollments Other Behavioral Science Enrollments Reliability of Behavioral Science Undergraduate Enrollment Estimates Ph.D. Production (Tables 4.1-4.3 and Figure 4.2) Postdoctoral Appointments (Tables 4.1-4.3 and Figure 4.3) R and D Expenditures (Tables 4.1-4.3 and Figure 4.4) Employment Sectors (Tables 4.1-4.3) The Behavioral Ph.D. Faculty/Student Ratio Part-time Employment Accuracy of Enrollment Estimates Enrichment Graduate Enrollment Trends THE MARKET OUTLOOK Projections of Academic Demand for Behavioral Ph.D.s ESTIMATING PREDOCTORAL AND POSTDOCTORAL SUPPORT LEVELS UNDER NRSA PROGRAMS Postdoctoral Training Levels Predoctoral Training Levels SUMMARY 5. Health Services Research ABSTRACT DEFINITION AND EXAMPLES OF CURRENT HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH Health Maintenance Organizations and Health Care Costs Health Status and Medical Care Utilization SOURCES OF FUNDING FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH Non-government Sources Government Sources The National Center for Health Services Research and Health Care Technology Assessment Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) National Institutes of Health Other Federal Sources THE MARKET OUTLOOK FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH PERSONNEL Health Services Research Centers Training for Health Services Research 6. Nursing Research ABSTRACT EXAMPLES OF NURSING RESEARCH SOURCES OF SUPPORT FOR NURSING RESEARCH AND TRAINING Division of Nursing, HRSA Nursing Research Training for Nursing Research National Institutes of Health Veterans Administration American Nurses' Foundation Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Sigma Theta Tau NURSES WITH DOCTORAL DEGREES Doctorate Degrees Awarded Doctoral Programs in Nursing Nurse Faculty with Doctorates Employment of Nurses with Doctorates SUMMARY BIBLIOGRAPHY APPENDIX A Medical and Dental School Data APPENDIX B Biomedical Sciences Data APPENDIX C Behavioral Sciences Data APPENDIX D Miscellaneous Data APPENDIX E Biotechnology Survey Questionnaire and Summary of Responses APPENDIX F Summary of Public Meeting, May 10, 1984