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BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH SCIENTISTS: THEIR TRAINING AND SUPPLY -- Copyright -- Contents -- EVALUATING THE NATIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE AWARD PROGRAM: A REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE FUTURE -- WHAT TYPES OF EVALUATION QUESTIONS ARE OF CURRENT INTEREST? -- DEMAND FOR THE PROGRAM AND LEVELS OF PARTICIPATION -- PROGRAM CHARACTERISTICS AND OPERATION -- PROGRAM OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS -- OUTCOMES AND/OR EFFECTIVENESS OF INDIVIDUAL PROGRAM COMPONENTS -- Cost-Effectiveness -- Development and Maturation of Scientific Careers -- Where Improvements in Evaluation Activities Are Needed? -- GAPS IN UNDERSTANDING PROGRAM PARTICIPATION AND OPERATION -- Needed Information on the Demand for the Program -- Needed Information on Participation Levels and Participant Characteristics -- Needed Information on Program Characteristics and Activities -- GAPS IN UNDERSTANDING PROGRAM OUTCOMES AND EFFECTS -- Predoctoral Training for Ph.D.s. -- Postdoctoral Research Training for Ph.D.s. -- Postdoctoral Training for M.D.s. -- GAPS IN UNDERSTANDING OUTCOMES AND EFFECTS OF NRSA PROGRAM COMPONENTS -- GAPS IN BASIC EVALUATIVE DATA FOR PROGRAMS IN SPECIFIC FIELDS/RESEARCH PROBLEMS -- RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUTURE EVALUATION ACTIVITIES -- ENSURING THE QUALITY OF DATA BASES ON NRSA APPOINTMENTS -- ENSURING A CORE SET OF EVALUATION ACTIVITIES FOR ALL NRSA PROGRAMS -- INITIATING EVALUATION ACTIVITIES THAT PROVIDE BETTER INFORMATION ON PROGRAM PARTICIPATION AND OPERATION -- INCREASED ATTENTION TO ASSESSING PROGRAM OUTCOMES -- INCREASING THE AVAILABILITY OF RESOURCES FOR RESEARCH ON RESEARCH TRAINING -- EXPLORING THE FEASIBILITY OF EVALUATION DESIGNS FOR ASSESSING EFFECTIVENESS -- REFERENCES -- PRODUCTIVITY -- INTRODUCTION -- SUGGESTED OUTLINE FOR PLANNING STUDIES OF PRODUCTIVITY OR QUALITY -- MEASURES OF PRODUCTIVITY -- Publication Counts -- CITATIONS.

BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH SCIENTISTS: THEIR TRAINING AND SUPPLY -- Copyright -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- Contents -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -- THE COMMITTEE'S INVESTIGATION -- FINDINGS -- RECOMMENDATIONS -- NRSA Support Levels -- Needed Research -- Other Recommendations -- CHAPTER 1 THE ROLE OF NRSA PROGRAMS IN THE EDUCATION PIPELINE -- OVERVIEW -- THE EDUCATION/EMPLOYMENT PIPELINE -- The Pipeline into the Basic Biomedical Sciences -- The Pipeline into Behavioral Sciences -- THE STRUCTURE OF NRSA TRAINING PROGRAMS -- Training Grants -- Fellowships -- NRSA Training for Physician/Scientists -- A STATISTICAL OVERVIEW OF NRSA TRAINING PROGRAMS -- NRSA Training Programs in FY 1987 -- GRANT APPLICATIONS AND AWARDS BY TRAINEES/FELLOWS -- HISTORICAL TRENDS -- CHAPTER 2 THE CURRENT MARKET FOR BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENTISTS -- OVERVIEW -- THE CHANGING LABOR MARKET FOR BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENTISTS, 1973-1987 -- Refreshment Rates -- Attrition -- Net Mobility -- RECENT TRENDS IN THE LABOR MARKET FOR BIOMEDICAL SCIENTISTS -- Growth in Employment -- Postdoctoral Appointments -- Trends in Job Openings and Ph.D. Production -- RECENT TRENDS IN THE LABOR MARKET FOR BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES -- Clinical Psychology -- Nonclinical Psychology -- Other Behavioral Sciences -- RECENT TRENDS IN THE LABOR MARKET FOR PHYSICIAN/SCIENTISTS -- COMPOSITION OF THE LABOR FORCE -- Race and Sex -- Citizenship -- CHAPTER 3 THE FUTURE LABOR MARKET FOR BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH PERSONNEL -- OVERVIEW -- PRIOR COMMITTEE PROJECTIONS AND CURRENT METHODOLOGY -- THE MODEL -- THE FUTURE LABOR MARKET FOR BIOMEDICAL SCIENTISTS -- Growth in Employment -- Attrition -- Future Demand and Supply -- THE FUTURE LABOR MARKET FOR BEHAVIORAL SCIENTISTS -- Nonclinical Psychology -- Other Behavioral Scientists -- THE FUTURE LABOR MARKET FOR PHYSICIAN/SCIENTISTS.