Manpower Needs for Academic Medicine
Authors: THOMAS W. BURNS
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1982)

Editorials1 October 1982Manpower Needs for Academic MedicineTHOMAS W. BURNS, M.D.THOMAS W. BURNS, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-97-4-611 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptDuring the 1970s the interest of young physicians in clinical investigation declined dramatically. Little noticed at first, this trend has received increasing attention in academic medicine (1, 2). Although there has been speculation on the scope and cause of the problem, much of the relevant information has appeared in the reports of a committee of the National Research Council. Among the provisions of the National Research and Service Award (NRSA) Act of 1974 (PL93-348) was the requirement that the National Academy of Science form a task force to pursue questions related to national manpower needs for biomedical and behavioral research...References1. WYNGAARDEN J. The clinical investigator as an endangered species. N Engl J Med. 1979;301:1254-9. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. KIPNIS D. Clinical biomedical research and training: a challenge for the medical subspecialties. J Lab Clin Med. 1979;3:1-5. Google Scholar3. BURNS T. Are the manpower needs of academic medicine being met? [Editorial]. Ann Intern Med. 1979;91:484-6. LinkGoogle Scholar4. . Personnel Needs and Training for Biomedical and Behavioral Research. Washington, D.C.: National Academy of Sciences; 1981. Google Scholar5. CHALLONER D. The AFCR: administrative ischemia. Clin Res 1976;24:237-43. MedlineGoogle Scholar6. HAUGROBACKTHEODOREBALFE JGCB. Distribution of Physicians, Hospitals, and Hospital Beds in the U. S., 1968. Chicago: American Medical Association; 1976. Google Scholar7. GOODMAN L. Distribution of Physicians in the U. S., 1975. Chicago: American Medical Association; 1976. Google Scholar8. . On the Status of Medical School Faculty, and Clinical Research Manpower, 1968-1990. Bethesda: National Institutes of Health; 1981. Google Scholar9. FUNKENSTEIN D. Medical Students, Medical Schools and Society During Five Eras: Factors Affecting the Career Choices of Physicians 1955-76. Cambridge, Massachusetts: The Ballinger Publishing Company; 1978. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: THOMAS W. BURNS, M.D.Affiliations: Manpower Liaison Committee of The Endocrine Society PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byMedical student indebtedness and the propensity to enter academic medicineFaculty attrition among three specialtiesFactors Associated With Future Psychiatrists’ Selection of Academic or Clinical CareersRheumatology beyond 2000: wither or whither?The flight from medical academeCareer choices of 135 cardiology trainees at Duke University Medical Center from 1970 to 1984Physician Investigators for Academic MedicineTHOMAS W. BURNS, M.D.Authors Generate AuthorsPETER MANU, M.D., STEPHEN A. LANDAW, M.D., WILLIAM J. WILLIAMS, M.D., SHELDON E. SCHWARTZ, M.D. 1 October 1982Volume 97, Issue 4Page: 611-612KeywordsAcademic medicine ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 October 1982 PDF downloadLoading ...