title: Planning for the future workforce in hematology research.
abstract: The medical research and training enterprise in the United States is complex in both its scope and implementation. Accordingly, adaptations to the associated workforce needs present particular challenges. This is particularly true for maintaining or expanding national needs for physician-scientists where training resource requirements and competitive transitional milestones are substantial. For the individual, these phenomena can produce financial burden, prolong the career trajectory, and significantly influence career pathways. Hence, when national data suggest that future medical research needs in a scientific area may be met in a less than optimal manner, strategies to expand research and training capacity must follow. This article defines such an exigency for research and training in nonneoplastic hematology and presents potential strategies for addressing these critical workforce needs. The considerations presented herein reflect a summary of the discussions presented at 2 workshops cosponsored by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and the American Society of Hematology.
authors.affiliation: Division of Blood Diseases and Resources, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD;
authors.forename: W Keith
authors.initials: WK
authors.lastname: Hoots
authors.affiliation: Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and.
authors.forename: Janis L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Abkowitz
authors.affiliation: Allen and Francis Adler Laboratory of Blood and Vascular Biology, The Rockefeller University Hospital, New York, NY.
authors.forename: Barry S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Coller
authors.affiliation: Division of Blood Diseases and Resources, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD;
authors.forename: Donna M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: DiMichele
mesh_terms: D001363:Awards and Prizes; D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration; D004493:Education / Q000458:organization & administration; D005378:Financial Support; D006280:Health Workforce / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006405:Hematology / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D054555:National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (U.S.) / Q000458:organization & administration; D012106:Research / Q000458:organization & administration; D014481:United States