The Next Generation of Biomedical and Behavioral Sciences Researchers: Breaking Through

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

doi:10.17226/25008

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The Next Generation of Biomedical and Behavioral Sciences Researchers

Breaking Through

(2018)

Since the end of the Second World War, the United States has developed the world's preeminent system for biomedical research, one that has given rise to revolutionary medical advances as well as a dynamic and innovative business sector generating high-quality jobs and powering economic output and exports for the U.S. economy. However, there is a growing concern that the biomedical research enterprise is beset by several core challenges that undercut its vitality, promise, and productivity and that could diminish its critical role in the nation's health and innovation in the biomedical industry.

Among the most salient of these challenges is the gulf between the burgeoning number of scientists qualified to participate in this system as academic researchers and the elusive opportunities to establish long-term research careers in academia. The patchwork of measures to address the challenges facing young scientists that has emerged over the years has allowed the U.S. biomedical enterprise to continue to make significant scientific and medical advances. These measures, however, have not resolved the structural vulnerabilities in the system, and in some cases come at a great opportunity cost for young scientists. These unresolved issues could diminish the nation's ability to recruit the best minds from all sectors of the U.S. population to careers in biomedical research and raise concerns about a system that may favor increasingly conservative research proposals over high-risk, innovative ideas.

The Next Generation of Biomedical and Behavioral Sciences Researchers: Breaking Through evaluates the factors that influence transitions into independent research careers in the biomedical and behavioral sciences and offers recommendations to improve those transitions. These recommendations chart a path to a biomedical research enterprise that is competitive, rigorous, fair, dynamic, and can attract the best minds from across the country.

Contributor(s): National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; Policy and Global Affairs; Board on Higher Education and Workforce; Committee on the Next Generation Initiative; Ronald Daniels and Lida Beninson, Editors

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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2018. The Next Generation of Biomedical and Behavioral Sciences Researchers: Breaking Through. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/25008.

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192 pages | 6 x 9 |

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Paperback: 978-0-309-47137-4
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.17226/25008

Chapters		skim
Front Matter	i-xxii
Summary	1-12
1 Introduction and Overview	13-18
2 The Landscape for the Next Generation of Researchers	19-48
3 Transparency, Shared Responsibility, and Sustainability	49-64
4 Transitioning to Independence	65-80
5 Building a Better Ecosystem for Independence	81-94
6 Experimentation and Innovation	95-100
7 Final Thoughts and Summary of Recommendations by Actor	101-106
Appendix A: Definitions Used in the Report	107-108
Appendix B: Responses to Recommendations in Previous Reports on Biomedical and Behavioral Researchers	109-144
Appendix C: Dear Colleague Letter	145-152
Appendix D: Committee Member Biographies	153-162
Appendix E: Committee Meeting Agendas	163-170

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