Education and Employment of Biological and Medical Scientists 2008

1. Education and Employment of Biological and Medical Scientists 2008 Data from National Surveys Howard H. Garrison Kimberly McGuire FASEB Office of Public Affairs

2. Contents • Graduate School Application • Graduate School Applications in Biological and Health Sciences [Slide 9] • Graduate Records Examination (GRE) Scores • Mean Quantitative Scores of US Citizens and Permanent Residents Intending to Enroll in Biological and Health Sciences [Slide 11] • Graduate School Enrollment • First Time, Full Time Biological and Medical Sciences Graduate Students in Doctorate Granting Departments by Citizenship/Visa Status [Slide 13] • First Time, Full Time Biological and Medical Sciences Graduate Students in Doctorate Granting Departments by Ethnicity (US Citizens and Permanent Residents Only) [Slide 14] 2

3. Contents • Graduate School Enrollment (continued) • Total Biological and Medical Sciences Graduate Students in Doctorate Granting Departments by Citizenship/Visa Status [Slide 15] • Total Biological and Medical Sciences Graduate Students in Doctorate Granting Departments by Ethnicity (US Citizens and Permanent Residents Only) [Slide 16] • Total Biological and Medical Sciences Graduate Students in Doctorate Granting Departments by Sex [Slide 17] • Full Time Biological and Medical Sciences Graduate Students in Doctorate Granting Departments by Mechanism of Support [Slide 18] • NIH Trainees and Fellows • Pre-Doctoral and Post-Doctoral Positions on NIH Training Grants and Fellowships [Slide 20] 3

4. Contents • NIH Trainees and Fellows (continued) • Fellowship (F32) Applications Reviewed and Awarded [Slide 21] • NIH Spending on Training Grants and Fellowships [Slide 22] • Doctorate Awards • Doctorate Degrees Awarded in the Biological and Medical Sciences by Citizenship/Visa Status [Slide 24] • Doctorate Degrees Awarded in the Biological and Medical Sciences by Ethnicity (US Citizens and Permanent Residents Only) [Slide 25] • Doctorate Degrees Awarded in the Biological and Medical Sciences by Sex [Slide 26] • Academic Postdoctoral Appointments • Biological and Medical Sciences Postdocs by Citizenship/ Visa Status [Slide 28] 4

5. Contents • Academic Postdoctoral Appointments (continued) • Biological and Medical Sciences Postdocs by Degree and Citizenship/ Visa Status [Slide 29] • Biological and Medical Sciences Postdocs by Sex and Citizenship/ Visa Status [Slide 30] • Biological and Medical Sciences Postdocs by Source of Support [Slide 31] • Postdoctoral Appointments for Individuals with PhDs from US Institutions • Percent of US Biomedical PhDs with Postdoc 1-2 Years Post-PhD [Slide 33] • Percent of US Biomedical PhDs with Postdoc 3-4 Years Post-PhD [Slide 34] • Percent of US Biomedical PhDs with Academic Postdoc 1-2 Years Post-PhD [Slide 35] • Percent of US Biomedical PhDs with Academic Postdoc 3-4 Years Post-PhD [Slide 36] 5

6. Contents • Stay Rates of Foreign Doctorate Recipientsfrom US Universities • Stay Rates for Temporary Residents with Life Science Doctorates [Slide 38] • Employment Status of Individuals with PhDs from US Institutions • Employment of Biomedical Science PhDs by Sector of Employment [Slide 40] • Distribution of Biomedical Science PhDs by Sector of Employment [Slide 41] • Academically Employed Biomedical PhDs by Tenure Status [Slide 42] • Distribution of Academically Employed Biomedical PhDs by Tenure Status [Slide 43] • Percentage of U.S. Biomedical Science PhDs Holding Tenure or Tenure-Track Positions, Total [Slide 44] 6

7. Contents • Employment Status of Individuals with PhDs from US Institutions (continued) • Percentage of U.S. Biomedical Science PhDs Holding Tenure or Tenure-Track Positions 5-6 Years Post-PhD [Slide 45] • Medical School Faculty Appointments • Medical School Faculty Members by Degree and Department Type [Slide 47] • Total and New Faculty 1970 to 2007 in U.S. Medical Schools [Slide 48] • NIH Grant Applications and Awards • Average Age of First Time R01 Equivalent Investigators [Slide 50] • Number of Competing Awards (Including First R01) [Slide 51] 7

8. Graduate School Application 8

9. Graduate School Applications in Health and Biological Sciences 9 Return to Contents Source:http://www.cgsnet.org/

10. Graduate Records Examination (GRE) Scores 10

11. Mean Quantitative Scores of US Citizens and Permanent Residents Intending to Enroll in Biological and Health Sciences 11 Return to Contents Source:http://www.ets.org

12. Graduate School Enrollment 12

13. First Time, Full Time Biological and Medical Sciences Graduate Students in Doctorate Granting Departments by Citizenship/Visa Status 13 Return to Contents Source:http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/gradpostdoc/

14. First Time, Full Time Biological and Medical Sciences Graduate Students in Doctorate Granting Departments by Ethnicity (US Citizens and Permanent Residents Only) 14 Return to Contents Source:http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/gradpostdoc/

15. Total Biological and Medical Sciences Graduate Students in Doctorate Granting Departments by Citizenship/Visa Status 15 Return to Contents Source:http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/gradpostdoc/

16. Total Biological and Medical Sciences Graduate Students in Doctorate Granting Departments by Ethnicity (US Citizens and Permanent Residents Only) 16 Return to Contents Source:http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/gradpostdoc/

17. Total Biological and Medical Sciences Graduate Students in Doctorate Granting Departments by Sex 17 Return to Contents Source:http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/gradpostdoc/

18. Full Time Biological and Medical Sciences Graduate Students in Doctorate Granting Departments by Mechanism of Support 18 Return to Contents Source:http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/gradpostdoc/

19. NIH Trainees and Fellows 19

20. Pre-Doctoral and Post-Doctoral Positions on NIH Training Grants and Fellowships 20 Return to Contents Source:http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/award/award.htm

21. Fellowship (F32) Applications Reviewed and Awarded 21 Return to Contents Source:http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/award/award.htm

22. NIH Spending on Training Grants and Fellowships 22 Return to Contents Source:http://officeofbudget.od.nih.gov/UI/HistoricalBudgetRequests.htm

23. Doctorate Awards 23

24. Doctorate Degrees Awarded in the Biological and Medical Sciences by Citizenship/Visa Status 24 Return to Contents Source: http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/doctorates/

25. Doctorate Degrees Awarded in the Biological and Medical Sciences by Ethnicity (US Citizens and Permanent Residents Only) 25 Return to Contents Source: http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/doctorates/

26. Doctorate Degrees Awarded in the Biological and Medical Sciences by Sex 26 Return to Contents Source: http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/doctorates/

27. Academic Postdoctoral Appointments 27

28. Biological and Medical Sciences Postdocs by Citizenship/Visa Status 28 Return to Contents Source: http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/gradpostdoc/

29. Biological and Medical Sciences Postdocs by Degree and Citizenship/Visa Status 29 Return to Contents Source: http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/gradpostdoc/

30. Biological and Medical Sciences Postdocs by Sex and Citizenship/ Visa Status 30 Return to Contents Source: http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/gradpostdoc/

31. Biological and Medical Sciences Postdocs by Source of Support 31 Return to Contents Source: http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/gradpostdoc/

32. Postdoctoral Appointments for Individuals with PhDs from US Institutions 32

33. Percent of US Biomedical PhDs with Postdoc 1-2 Years Post-PhD 33 Return to Contents Source: http://sestat.nsf.gov/

34. Percent of US Biomedical PhDs with Postdoc 3-4 Years Post-PhD 34 Return to Contents Source: http://sestat.nsf.gov/

35. Percent of US Biomedical PhDs with Academic Postdoc 1-2 Years Post-PhD 35 Return to Contents Source: http://sestat.nsf.gov/

36. Percent of US Biomedical PhDs with Academic Postdoc 3-4 Years Post-PhD 36 Return to Contents Source: http://sestat.nsf.gov/

37. Stay Rates of Foreign Doctorate Recipients from US Universities 37

38. Stay Rates for Temporary Residents with Life Sciences Doctorates 38 Return to Contents Source:http://orise.orau.gov/sep/pubs.htm

39. Employment Status of Individuals with PhDs from US Institutions 39

40. Employment of Biomedical Science PhDs bySector of Employment 40 Return to Contents Source: http://sestat.nsf.gov/

41. Distribution of Biomedical Science PhDs bySector of Employment 41 Return to Contents Source: http://sestat.nsf.gov/

42. Academically Employed Biomedical PhDs by Tenure Status 42 Return to Contents Source: http://sestat.nsf.gov/

43. Distribution of Academically Employed Biomedical PhDs by Tenure Status 43 Return to Contents Source: http://sestat.nsf.gov/

44. Percent of US Biomedical Science PhDs Holding Tenure or Tenure-Track Positions, Total 44 Return to Contents Source: http://sestat.nsf.gov/

45. Percent of US Biomedical Science PhDs Holding Tenure or Tenure-Track Positions 5-6 Years Post-PhD 45 Return to Contents Source: http://sestat.nsf.gov/

46. Medical School Faculty Appointments 46

47. Medical School Faculty Members by Degree and Department Type 47 Return to Contents Source:http://www.aamc.org/data/facultyroster/reports.htm

48. Total and New Full-Time Faculty 1970 to 2007 in US Medical Schools with Ph.D. or equivalent degree (includes M.D./Ph.D.) 48 Return to Contents Source: http://www.aamc.org

49. NIH Grant Applications and Awards 49

50. Average Age of First Time R01 Equivalent Investigators 50 Return to Contents Source:http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/award/award.htm