Table of Contents:
  • COVER
  • COPYRIGHT
  • PREFACE
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • TABLE OF CONTENTS
  • ABBREVIATIONS
  • GLOSSARY
  • 1. INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY OF NUMERICAL RECOMMENDATIONS, FISCAL YEARS 1980-82
  • OBJECTIVES OF THE 1978 REPORT
  • SYNOPSIS OF PREVIOUS REPORTS
  • TRAINING GRANTS AND THE QUALITY OF TRAINING
  • Future Research
  • TRAINING FOR WOMEN
  • MIDCAREER TRAINING
  • OVERALL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FEDERAL SUPPORT
  • Mechanisms of Support
  • Numerical Recommendations
  • ADDENDA
  • REVIEW OF CURRENT ACTIVITIES
  • Solicitation of Views from the Public
  • Dissemination of Market Information
  • Survey of Biomedical and Behavioral Science Departments
  • Surveys of Doctoral and Pending Doctoral Programs for Nurses
  • Survey of Health Services Research Personnel
  • Conference on Health Services Research Personnel
  • Meeting on Veterinary Research
  • Meeting on Dental Research
  • Meeting on Psychiatry Research Personnel
  • RELATED STUDIES
  • Study of Postdoctorals
  • NIH Market Survey
  • NIMH Professional Training Assessment
  • FOOTNOTE
  • 2. BASIC BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
  • ASSESSMENT OF THE CURRENT MARKET FOR BASIC BIOMEDICAL SCIENTISTS
  • THE 1978 OUTLOOK FOR PH. D.'S
  • IMPACT OF LOST TRAINING GRANT SUPPORT
  • Impact on Enrollments
  • Impact on Program Activities
  • Impact on Training Quality
  • PRIORITY FIELDS FOR RESEARCH TRAINING
  • Biomathematics/Biostatistics and Epidemiology
  • Toxicology
  • Other Fields
  • RECOMMENDATIONS
  • Predoctoral Training Levels
  • Postdoctoral Training Levels
  • Training Grants and Fellowships
  • Priority Fields and Announcement Areas
  • Coordination of NIH Support for Predoctoral Training
  • Multidisciplinary Training Grants
  • Fellowship Applications
  • FOOTNOTES
  • 3. BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
  • INTRODUCTION
  • OUTLOOK FOR THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
  • Ph. D. Production
  • Postdoctorals
  • Academic Labor Force
  • Enrollments
  • Projections of Academic Demand
  • FINDINGS FROM THE SURVEY OF BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES DEPARTMENTS
  • Labor Market Issues
  • Factors Influencing Predoctoral Support
  • Impact of Lost Training Grant Support
  • THE MARKET FOR BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE PERSONNEL
  • RECENT TRENDS IN RESEARCH ON BEHAVIOR AND HEALTH
  • RECOMMENDATIONS
  • Predoctoral/Postdoctoral Support
  • Traineeships/Fellowships
  • Minority Research Training Support
  • CLINICIANS IN MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH
  • Classification of Predoctoral Applications by ADAMHA
  • FOOTNOTES
  • 4. CLINICAL SCIENCES
  • DEFINITION/CLASSIFICATION OF CLINICAL SCIENCES
  • Need for Clinical Investigation
  • Classification of Clinical Sciences
  • THE 1978 OUTLOOK FOR THE CLINICAL SCIENCES
  • Revisions to Demand Model for Clinical Faculty
  • Revised Projections
  • Supply of Clinical Investigators
  • Training for Clinical Investigators
  • RECOMMENDATIONS
  • Medical Scientist Training Program
  • RESEARCH AGENDA
  • Supply of Clinical Researchers
  • Role of Non-M.D. Investigators
  • Dental Research Personnel
  • Attitudes of Students and House Staff
  • Personnel Needs for Veterinary Scientists.