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Report
Of The
Committee
On A
Feasibility Study
Of National Needs
For
Biomedical And Be
Research Personnel
amoral
February l, 1975
URCES
ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
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P R E F A C E
The National Research Service Award Act of 1974 articulates the view of Con-
gress that direct support of training for careers in biomedical and behavioral
research is an appropriate and necessary role for the Federal Government. It sig-
na~s at the same tame the importance of careful planning for an era in which the
growth of research training programs is likely to be m-ore limited In this con-
nection, a novel element in the legislation is the stipulation that training
awards by the National Institutes of Health and the Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Men-
tal Health Administration are to be restricted, after July 1, 1975, to subject
areas for which there is a need for personnel. The vehicle for deter) Ding person-
nel needs is to be a continuing study, the objectives of which are prescribed in
the law.
The present report, prepared in response to a request from the Secretary of
Health, Education, and Welfare, describes the rationale for the Committee's con-
clusion that such a study is feasible of accomplishment. In proposing a course of
action for consideration by the Governing Board of the National Research Council,
the report identifies the initial steps that can be reasonably undertaken within
the limitations of the current data baseband available methodology. In addition,
it outlines an organizational framework and formulates a first-year budget tied to
explicit assumptions as to distribution of responsibility between the National
Research Council and the two operating agencies.
Although the report highlights a number of questions concerning the diffi-
culty of projecting needs, the Committee acknowledges that some must be left to
be discussed by the continuing study. The report, however, expresses the Commit-
tee's belief that training programs in the biomedical and behavioral sciences can
be usefully guided by such study of future requirements. Consistent with that be-
lief, the Committee recommends an early start toward developing the informational
and judgmental basis that must undergird a continuing study.
In carrying out the feasibility study, the Committee received help from manly
quarters. Members of the eight advisory panels, despite severe time constraints,
were able to shed considerable light on problems of methodology and issues unique
to the various categories of biomedical and behavioral sciences. Many individuals
and professional associations were helpful in making suggestions and in sharing
the lessons derived from their own experiences in the performance of manpower stud-
ies. The National Institutes of Health provided support for the study, and the
assistance of members of the NIH/ADAMHA staffs in providing data is gratefully
acknowledged. The Committee's deliberations were greatly enriched through the
guidance and advice provided throughout the project by Dr. Robert A. Alberty and
Dr. William C. Kelly. Finally, it is a pleasure to acknowledge the contributions
of Dr. Samuel Herman, who served as staff director for the project, as well as
those of Mr. Robert G. Lindee in his capacity of consultant for the study.
Robert J. Glaser, M.D.
February 1, 1975
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T HE C O M MI T T E E
Robert J. GLASER, Chairman
Allan M. CARTTER
Ju:Lius H. CONDOS, Jr.
Edward E. DAVID, Jr.
Karen DAVIS
Paul A. MARK
David MECHANIC
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Robert S. MORISON
Lincoln E. MOSES
George E. FAKE
Henry W. RIECK}ŁN
Mitchell We SPELI~AN
P. Roy VAGELOS
