TY - BOOK AU - National Research Council TI - Advancing the Nation's Health Needs: NIH Research Training Programs SN - DO - 10.17226/11275 PY - 2005 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/11275/advancing-the-nations-health-needs-nih-research-training-programs PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Health and Medicine KW - Policy for Science and Technology KW - Education AB - The National Institutes of Health’s role in supporting research has long been recognized as a major factor in advancing the health needs in the nation and the world. The National Research Council was charged with the responsibility of periodically assessing the National Institutes of Health’s National Research Service Awards program, thus this book is the twelfth edition in the series. While the National Research Service Awards program now supports only a fraction of the training in the biomedical, clinical, behavioral, and social sciences, it sets a high standard for the training in all doctoral programs in these fields. Also included are the training needs of oral health, nursing, and health services research. This book has been broadly constructed to take into account the rapidly evolving national and international health care needs. The past and present are analyzed and predictions with regard to future needs are presented. ER - TY - BOOK AU - National Research Council TI - Addressing the Nation's Changing Needs for Biomedical and Behavioral Scientists SN - DO - 10.17226/9827 PY - 2000 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/9827/addressing-the-nations-changing-needs-for-biomedical-and-behavioral-scientists PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Health and Medicine AB - As biomedical and behavioral research progresses into new areas, the number of scientists active in various fields rises and falls, and the health needs of the U.S. population evolve, it is important to ensure that the preparation of future investigators reflects these changes. This book addresses these topics by considering questions such as the following: What is the current supply of biomedical and behavioral scientists? How is future demand for scientists likely to be affected by factors such as advances in research, trends in the employment of scientists, future research funding, and changes in health care delivery? What are the best ways to prepare prospective investigators to meet future needs in scientific research? In the course of addressing these questions, this volume examines the number of investigators trained every year, patterns of hiring by universities and industry, and the age of the scientific workforce in different fields, and makes recommendations for the number of scientists that should be trained in the years ahead. This book also considers the diversity of the research workforce and the importance of providing prospective scientists with the skills to successfully collaborate with investigators in related fields, and offers suggestions for how government and universities should structure their research training programs differently in the future. ER - TY - BOOK AU - National Research Council TI - Research Training in the Biomedical, Behavioral, and Clinical Research Sciences SN - DO - 10.17226/12983 PY - 2011 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/12983/research-training-in-the-biomedical-behavioral-and-clinical-research-sciences PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Health and Medicine KW - Education AB - Comprehensive research and a highly-trained workforce are essential for the improvement of health and health care both nationally and internationally. During the past 40 years the National Research Services Award (NRSA) Program has played a large role in training the workforce responsible for dramatic advances in the understanding of various diseases and new insights that have led to more effective and targeted therapies. In spite of this program, the difficulty obtaining jobs after the postdoc period has discouraged many domestic students from pursuing graduate postdoc training. In the United States, more than 50 percent of the postdoc workforce is made up of individuals who obtained their Ph.D.s from other countries. Indeed, one can make a strong argument that the influx of highly trained and creative foreigners has contributed greatly to U.S. science over the past 70 years. Research Training in the Biomedical, Behavioral, and Clinical Research Sciences discusses a number of important issues, including: the job prospects for postdocs completing their training; questions about the continued supply of international postdocs in an increasingly competitive world; the need for equal, excellent training for all graduate students who receive NIH funding; and the need to increase the diversity of trainees. The book recommends improvements in minority recruiting, more rigorous and extensive training in the responsible conduct of research and ethics, increased emphasis on career development, more attention to outcomes, and the requirement for incorporating more quantitative thinking in the biomedical curriculum. ER - TY - BOOK AU - National Research Council TI - Personnel Needs and Training for Biomedical and Behavioral Research: The 1979 Report DO - 10.17226/19801 PY - 1980 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/19801/personnel-needs-and-training-for-biomedical-and-behavioral-research-the PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - KW - Health and Medicine ER - TY - BOOK AU - Institute of Medicine TI - Personnel Needs and Training for Biomedical and Behavioral Reserach: 1976 Report DO - 10.17226/9910 PY - 1976 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/9910/personnel-needs-and-training-for-biomedical-and-behavioral-reserach-1976 PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Health and Medicine ER - TY - BOOK AU - Institute of Medicine TI - Personnel Needs and Training for Biomedical and Behavioral Research: 1979 Report DO - 10.17226/9916 PY - 1979 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/9916/personnel-needs-and-training-for-biomedical-and-behavioral-research-1979 PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Health and Medicine ER - TY - BOOK AU - Institute of Medicine TI - Personnel Needs and Training for Biomedical and Behavioral Research: 1978 Report DO - 10.17226/9913 PY - 1978 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/9913/personnel-needs-and-training-for-biomedical-and-behavioral-research-1978 PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Health and Medicine ER - TY - BOOK AU - National Research Council TI - Meeting the Nation's Needs for Biomedical and Behavioral Scientists SN - DO - 10.17226/4750 PY - 1994 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/4750/meeting-the-nations-needs-for-biomedical-and-behavioral-scientists PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Health and Medicine AB - This book assesses the nation's future needs for biomedical and behavioral scientists and the role the National Research Service Awards (NRSA) program can play in meeting those needs. The year 1994 marks the twentieth anniversary of the National Research Act of 1974 (PL 93-348), which established the NRSA program. In its twenty years of operation, the NRSA program has made it possible for many thousands of talented individuals in the basic biomedical, behavioral, and clinical sciences to sharpen their research skills and to apply those skills to topics of special concern to the nation, such as aging, hypertension, the genetic basis of disease, acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), cancer, environmental toxicology, nutrition and health, and substance abuse. ER - TY - BOOK AU - Institute of Medicine TI - Personnel Needs and Training for Biomedical and Behavioral Research: Volume 1 DO - 10.17226/9908 PY - 1977 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/9908/personnel-needs-and-training-for-biomedical-and-behavioral-research-volume PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Health and Medicine ER - TY - BOOK AU - Institute of Medicine TI - Personnel Needs and Training for Biomedical and Behavioral Research: Volume 2: Appendixes DO - 10.17226/9909 PY - 1977 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/9909/personnel-needs-and-training-for-biomedical-and-behavioral-research-volume PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Health and Medicine ER - TY - BOOK AU - Institute of Medicine TI - Biomedical and Behavioral Research Scientists: Their Training and Supply: Volume III: Commissioned Papers DO - 10.17226/9915 PY - 1989 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/9915/biomedical-and-behavioral-research-scientists-their-training-and-supply-volume PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Health and Medicine ER - TY - BOOK AU - Institute of Medicine TI - Personnel Needs and Training for Biomedical and Behavioral Research: The 1975 Report of the Committee on a Study of National Needs for Biomedical and Behavioral Personnel DO - 10.17226/9906 PY - 1975 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/9906/personnel-needs-and-training-for-biomedical-and-behavioral-research-the PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Health and Medicine ER - TY - BOOK AU - Institute of Medicine A2 - Marilyn J. Field A2 - Robert E. Tranquada A2 - Jill C. Feasley TI - Health Services Research: Work Force and Educational Issues SN - DO - 10.17226/5020 PY - 1995 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/5020/health-services-research-work-force-and-educational-issues PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Health and Medicine AB - In a health care environment undergoing major restructuring, health services researchers have an important contribution to make in evaluating the impact of change and in guiding policymakers, clinicians, corporate purchasers, and patients. This book examines the health services research work force and its education. Conclusions focus on the quantity and quality of the work force, prospects for the future, and directions for government policy. ER - TY - BOOK AU - National Research Council A2 - Laura Lathrop A2 - Pamela Ebert Flattau TI - Meeting the Nation's Needs for Biomedical and Behavioral Scientists: Summary of the 1993 Public Hearings SN - DO - 10.17226/4958 PY - 1994 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/4958/meeting-the-nations-needs-for-biomedical-and-behavioral-scientists-summary PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Health and Medicine ER - TY - BOOK AU - Institute of Medicine TI - Report of the Committee on a Feasibility Study of National Needs for Biomedical and Behavioral Personnel DO - 10.17226/9907 PY - 1975 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/9907/report-of-the-committee-on-a-feasibility-study-of-national-needs-for-biomedical-and-behavioral-personnel PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Health and Medicine ER - TY - BOOK AU - National Research Council TI - Continuing Assistance to the National Institutes of Health on Preparation of Additional Risk Assessments for the Boston University NEIDL, Phase 1 DO - 10.17226/12902 PY - 2010 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/12902/continuing-assistance-to-the-national-institutes-of-health-on-preparation-of-additional-risk-assessments-for-the-boston-university-neidl-phase-1 PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Environment and Environmental Studies AB - In 2003, the Boston University Medical Center (BUMC) was awarded a $128 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to build one of two high- and maximum- containment laboratory facilities for research on biological pathogens. The National Emerging Infectious Disease Laboratories (NEIDL) are meant to support the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and biodefense research agenda, conducting research to develop new approaches to treating, preventing, and diagnosing a variety of viral diseases. Diseases and agents to be studied include viruses and bacteria that occur naturally and cause infections or that could be used in deliberate attacks. Continuing Assistance to the National Institutes of Health on Preparation of Additional Risk Assessments for the Boston University NEIDL, Phase 1 reviews the proposed risk assessment plans associated with operating the NEIDL and provides input on key milestones in the development of supplementary risk assessment. ER - TY - BOOK AU - National Research Council A2 - Robert A. Frosch TI - Robots, People, and Navies DO - 10.17226/18875 PY - 1983 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/18875/robots-people-and-navies PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - KW - Engineering and Technology ER - TY - BOOK AU - National Academy of Engineering A2 - Steve Olson TI - The Importance of Engineering Talent to the Prosperity and Security of the Nation: Summary of a Forum SN - DO - 10.17226/18626 PY - 2014 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/18626/the-importance-of-engineering-talent-to-the-prosperity-and-security-of-the-nation PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Engineering and Technology AB - The quality of engineering in the United States will only be as good as the quality of the engineers doing it. The recruitment and retention of talented young people into engineering therefore need to be top national priorities, given the crucial importance of engineering to our prosperity, security, health, and well-being. Only 4.4 percent of the undergraduate degrees awarded by US colleges and universities are in engineering, compared with 13 percent in key European countries (the United Kingdom, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Germany, and France) and 23 percent in key Asian countries (India, Japan, China, Taiwan, South Korea, and Singapore). In the past, the United States has been able to attract engineering graduate students and professionals from other countries to meet the need for engineering talent in the public and private sectors. But other countries are providing increasingly attractive opportunities for engineers, with excellent salaries, facilities, and economic growth potential. The United States can no longer assume that the best engineering talent in the world will want to come to this country. The Importance of Engineering Talent to the Prosperity and Security of the Nation is the summary of a forum held during the National Academy of Engineering's 2013 Annual Meeting. Speakers discussed the opportunities and challenges of creation and wise use of engineering talent, and made recommendations for recruitment and retention strategies. This report assesses the status of engineering education in the U.S. and makes recommendations to promote and improve engineering education. ER - TY - BOOK AU - National Academy of Engineering AU - National Academy of Engineering TI - Memorial Tributes: Volume 5 SN - DO - 10.17226/1966 PY - 1992 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/1966/memorial-tributes-volume-5 PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Biography and Autobiography ER - TY - BOOK AU - Transportation Research Board AU - National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine TI - Review of the USDOT Report on Connected Vehicle Initiative Communications Systems Deployment DO - 10.17226/22166 PY - 2015 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/22166/review-of-the-usdot-report-on-connected-vehicle-initiative-communications-systems-deployment PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Transportation and Infrastructure AB - On April 28, 2015, the Committee for the Review of the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) Report on Connected Vehicle Initiative Communications Systems Deployment sent a letter to Anthony R. Foxx, Secretary of the USDOT. The committee, as directed by Congress, conducted an independent peer review of a draft USDOT report to Congress, Status of the Dedicated Short-Range Communications Technology and Applications.The committee agrees with the USDOT’s draft report about the benefits that digital short-range communication (DSRC) technology offers compared with other communications technologies for safety-critical messages. It also agrees that proposed spectrum sharing in the 5.9 GHz band is the most serious risk and uncertainty of relying on DSRC for safety-critical messages. The committee, however, identifies other unknowns and uncertainties that the report should address, including spectrum frequency coordination, scalability of DSRC communications levels beyond those tested to date, message security, and other issues. ER -