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1 INTRODUCTION
Pages 11-16

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... It is the fluid nature of this path toward a scientific career that has led the federal government to initiate programs and policies aimed at fostering the development of the human resource base in science and technology. Among the numerous sources of graduate and postdoctoral support, the National Research Service Awards DORSAL program is unique.
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... (3) Effective July 1, 1975, National Research Service Awards may be made for research or research training in only those subject areas for which' as determined under section 473, there is a need for personnel ...
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... current training programs available for the training of biomedical and behavioral research personnel which are conducted under this Act at orthrough institutes under the National Institutes of Health and the Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration, and (B) other current training programs available for the training of such personnel; (3)
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... In the meantime, we have elected to base our training recommendations on the obvious immediate need to address current low levels of training in health services research through an expansion of the NRSA program administered by AHCPR to meet anticipated demand. Panel on Estimation Procedures To review mathematical and other models of supply and demand, the committee convened a panel of experts whose work continues beyond preparation of this report.
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... 1989 Review of the National Institutes of Health Biomedical Research Training Programs. Bethesda, Maryland: National Institutes of Health.
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