In an era of scientific opportunity, are there opportunities for biomedical scientists?
Has the dramatic growth in the NIH budget affected the training and production of biomedical Ph.D.s? Examination of new survey data reveals surprising findings. Despite the need for an increased workforce to carry out the expansion in biomedical research, there has not been an increase in new U.S. doctorates awarded, and time-to-degree in the biomedical sciences is no longer increasing. Furthermore, both the frequency and length of postdoctoral appointments are decreasing for U.S. biomedical science recipients. There has been, however, continued growth in the number of foreign postdoctorals. Industrial employment of biomedical scientists continues to increase, but there has been only modest growth in tenured or tenure-track academic jobs.
Garrison
Howard H
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Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, 9650 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA. hgarrison@opa.faseb.org
Gerbi
Susan A
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Kincade
Paul W
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D004500:Education, Graduate / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004517:Education, Professional / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004651:Employment; D005178:Faculty / Q000600:supply & distribution; D007221:Industry; D017056:Medical Laboratory Personnel / Q000193:education* / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D012106:Research / Q000193:education; D013997:Time Factors; D014481:United States; D000078329:Workforce