Personnel Needs and Training for Biomedical and Behavioral Research 1981 Report (1981) / Chapter Skim
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Appendix B
Appendix B
Pages 151-159
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C., on June 19, 1980 Biomedical and Behavioral Science Fields Used in the Survey of Earned Doctorates 151 PAGE 152 154 157 159
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A comparison of university instrumentation inventories with those of two leading commercial laboratories reveals that the median age of university equipment is twice Hat of the commercial laboratories' instrumentation. Even the nation's major research universities have not kept pace in meeting instnunentation needs.
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Three causes are identified: · a relad~rc decrease In instrumentation support · inflexibility within Me project system · insufficient support for maintenance Three major consequences are: diminished research productivity · reduced training capacity · decline ~ ~ntemadonal comped~vc stems RECOMMENDATIONS Federal policy for Me support of research instep mentation should provide for a basic thre~part firm sing strategy: · strengthen Instrumentation Wading in the pros ject system expand special instn~nentadon programs create in Me National Science Foundation a new, supplemental fonnula Want program to provide needed flexibility to meet diverse insdtutional needs FUTURE STUDIES Five studies are recommended: 1 ) a thorough analysis of foreign research funding policies and programs and their implications for the competitive stature of American science should be undertaken; 2)
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-- From researchers and department heads, acquire assessments of the ma jor consequences for science, industry, and government if the accumulating facilities needs of their institutions are not addressed. FINDINGS In many of the science and engineering departments surveyed' a substantial backlog of research facilities and equipment needs is accumulating.
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As the 1980 AAU report to the National Science Foundation found, most departments also have serious deficiencies of less costly analytical instrumentation and support equi pment. RECOMMENDATIONS The problems of obsolescence in the nationis university research fact]
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review corroborates the assessment of this suvey the following recommendations should be cons idered: 2. The facilities and equipment program earlier proposed to be undertaken by the National Science Foundation but deferred should be restored as a priority initiative in FY 1983.
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Gerald Klerman, Administrator, Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration 9:45 10:00 10:45 11:00 11:45 Noon ADDRESS: Dr. Herbert Pardes, Director National Institutes of Mental Health Questions and Answers: Audience PANEL ON RESEARCH TRAINING ISSUES IN PSYCHIATRY Dr.
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Luke s Medical Center, Chicago Michael Pallak, American Psychological Association Hans Strupp and Gloria Waterhouse, Vanderbilt University Pranab Chatterjee, Case Westem Reserve University Chauncey A Alexander, National Association of Social Workers Arthur J
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