Training of doctoral students as part of the next generation of the biomedical workforce is
essential for sustaining the scientific enterprise in the United States. Training primarily …

PhD-trained scientists are essential contributors to the workforce in diverse employment
sectors that include academia, industry, government, and nonprofit organizations. Hence …

Biomedical research training has undergone considerable change over the past several
years. At its core, the goal of graduate and postdoctoral training is to provide individuals with …

PhD-trained scientists are essential contributors to the workforce in diverse employment
sectors that include academia, industry, government, and non-profit organizations. Hence …

The biomedical research enterprise faces considerable structural challenges after years of
stagnant funding coupled with steady growth of the pool of graduate students and …

This article summarizes the outcomes of the second national conference on the Future of
Bioscience Graduate and Postdoctoral Training. Five topics were addressed during the …

How can governments invest in the public good of science in a way that accelerates
advancement and encourages innovation at the frontier of science–all the while …

Background Advances in biomedical research during the last decade have highlighted the
necessity of attracting greater numbers of physicians to careers that include a research …

Abstract The US National Institutes of Health (NIH) annually invests approximately $22
billion in biomedical research through its extramural grant programs. Since fiscal year (FY) …

Less than one-quarter of students who receive PhDs in the sciences end up in the career for
which they were trained—academic research. As part of a growing effort to better prepare …