Contents

• NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
• PREFACE
• COMMITTEE ON A STUDY OF NATIONAL NEEDS FOR BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH PERSONNEL
• LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
• RECOMMENDATIONS
  • A. TRAINING RECOMMENDATIONS
  • B. RECOMMENDATIONS CONCERNING DATA AND METHODOLOGY
  • C. RECOMMENDATIONS CONCERNING THE SYSTEM OF RESEARCH TRAINING AND UTILIZATION
• I. ORIGINS AND ORGANIZATION OF THE STUDY
  • SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS
  • FEASIBILITY STUDY
  • SCOPE OF THE FIRST REPORT
  • THE COMMITTEE
  • THE PANELS
  • NIH, ADAMHA, AND HRA
  • OTHER ORGANIZATIONS
  • STAFF AND CONSULTANTS
  • ORGANIZATION OF THIS REPORT
• II. THE TRAINING PROGRAMS
  • RELATION TO RESEARCH AND BETTER HEALTH CARE FOR THE NATION
  • DEFINITIONS
  • GROWTH OF TRAINING
  • SOME CHARACTERISTICS OF NIH TRAINEES AND FELLOWS
  • ACTIVITIES OF FORMER NIH TRAINEES AND FELLOWS
  • PRESENT LEVELS OF TRAINING–NIH, ADAMHA, AND HRA
  • TRAINING LEVELS IN THE PRESIDENT'S FY 1976 BUDGET
  • NOTES TO TABLE 3
• III. PRINCIPLES AND PROBLEMS
  • PRINCIPLES
  • PROBLEMS
• IV. SOME TRENDS IN TRAINING AND UTILIZATION
  • GRADUATE ENROLLMENTS AND STUDENT SUPPORT
  • Ph.D. OUTPUT 1961-74
  • RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EXPENDITURES
  • CURRENT NUMBER OF ACTIVE RESEARCHERS
• V. SUMMARY
• APPENDIX A COMMITTEE ON A STUDY OF NATIONAL NEEDS FOR BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH PERSONNEL
• APPENDIX B COMMITTEE ON A STUDY OF NATIONAL NEEDS FOR BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH PERSONNEL
• APPENDIX C LEGISLATIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE HISTORY OF TRAINING AUTHORITIES OF NIH, ADAMHA, AND HRA
• APPENDIX D SOME DATA SOURCES AND STUDIES
• APPENDIX E BIBLIOGRAPHY

The work on which this publication is based was performed pursuant to Contract No. NO1-OD-5-2109 with the National Institutes of Health of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare.

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