Describes how some young scientists avoided getting stuck on the postdoc treadmill, what is expected of many postdocs, and what post-postdocs are doing with their lives. (ZWH)

Analysis of characteristics of students (n=1,684) using the Postdoctoral Application Support Service found significant differences in applicants to various program areas. Applicants to pediatric programs had the most varied characteristics; applicants to oral and maxillofacial surgery were the most homogeneous. The study provides baseline data for…

The financial strategies used by five dental schools to support postdoctoral general dentistry education include increasing patient care income by residents, increasing income by faculty and other providers, enhancing extramural patient income, using management economics and efficiency, and developing innovative ways of generating income. (MSE)

This guide provides descriptions of over 1,400 fellowships, scholarships, research and travel grants, exchange programs, internships, training programs, awards, and prizes available for graduate and postdoctoral study and research. An introductory section provides general information on the grant-seeking process, proposal writing, and the use of…

Dental education is recognizing the need for a one-year required postdoctoral experience in general dentistry to relieve overcrowding in the four-year D.D.S. curriculum and provide needed health services. Enrollment trends and projections suggest that the system can make space for these students, but planning is needed to finance the new…

Carolinas Medical Center (North Carolina) initiated a behavioral training program for general practice dental residents to develop skills in handling patient anxiety/stress, obesity, and depression. The program includes monthly seminars, a clinical rotation in behavioral medicine with additional related seminars, and a month-long clinical rotation…

The University of Maryland at Baltimore's 12-month graduate program in general dentistry focuses on comprehensive care and treatment planning in a simulated group practice environment. To achieve its goal of self-support, the program solicits training grants from international corporations, generates income from clinical facilities, encourages…

The history and finance of the University of Texas (San Antonio) postdoctoral general practice program in dentistry, including the general practice residency and an advanced education in general dentistry program, is chronicled. Financial tactics include developing diversified funding avenues that have minimal impact on program objectives;…

The University of North Carolina's postdoctoral advanced education in general dentistry program relies heavily on clinic productivity and effective management to meet the challenges of a diminishing state budget appropriation and lack of financial flexibility in the state university system. External funding is also sought actively but has not yet…

The University of California (San Francisco) dental school has combined its previously independent general practice residency and advanced education in general dentistry curricula, to provide a program with the resources and identity needed to meet its goals for excellence and leadership. The administration, facilities, curriculum, faculty,…

While international students contribute to the diversity and add to the cultural and intellectual aspects of the university's environment, they also provide challenges for administrators, faculty, and students. This booklet provides guidance to graduate deans, faculty, and administrators who work with international graduate students. Academic,…

"Chronicle of Higher Education" presents an abundant source of news and information for college and university faculty members and administrators. This April 1, 2005 issue of "Chronicle of Higher Education" includes the following articles: (1) "Hollywood Profits v. Technological Progress" (Ben-Atar, Doron); (2)…