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U.S. Biomedical Science and Technology: The Contribution of New Knowledge to the Nation's Economic Competitiveness.
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Vaughan, Christopher; And Others – Knowledge: Creation, Diffusion, Utilization, 1992
Discussion of biomedical science and technology focuses on factors important to a vital health care industry. Topics addressed include high expectations about health care, spending for health care, aspects related to international competitiveness, constraints on growth in the biomedical industry, the role of research, and research and employment…
Descriptors: Biomedicine, Competition, Economic Factors, Economic Impact
Mashkiki: Old Medicine Nourishing the New. American Indians and Alaska Natives in Biomedical Research Careers--II. Proceedings of the Conference (Duluth, Minnesota, 1988).
Haller, Edwin W., Ed.; Aitken, Larry P., Ed. – 1992
This book consists of papers and panel discussions presented at a conference that focused on encouraging American Indian and Alaska Native students to enter the field of biomedical research. Research and treatment of diseases among Native populations can best be carried out by American Indian and Alaska Native researchers who have a background in…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, American Indians
Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities: 1981 Research Programs of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.
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National Inst. of Child Health and Human Development (NIH), Bethesda, MD. – 1982
The monograph reviews federal research activities and progress in biomedical and behavioral/social science research in mental retardation. Activities represent the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and the Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities branch. The following categories are addressed in terms of biomedical…
Descriptors: Biological Influences, Biomedicine, Developmental Disabilities, Environmental Influences
Personnel Needs and Training for Biomedical and Behavioral Research.
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National Academy of Sciences - National Research Council, Washington, DC. Commission on Human Resources. – 1978
The fourth in a series of annual reports assessing the role of and need for federal training programs in the biomedical and behavioral sciences is presented. Highlights of this 1978 report include: (1) the results of surveys of the chairpersons of 1,324 basic biomedical science departments and 474 behavioral science departments in Ph.D.-granting…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Behavioral Science Research, Bibliographies, Biological Sciences