U.S. civilian (non-VA/non-military) Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD) and General Practice Residency (GPR) programs were identified (n=208) and surveyed. The assessment evaluated infrastructure support, populations served, services provided, and trainee stipends. One hundred thirty-one programs responded (thirty-two AEGD, 64 percent/ninety-nine GPR, 63 percent). Sixty-nine programs...

This study characterizes the faculty shortage in U.S. postdoctoral pediatric dentistry (PD) education. The objectives of the study were to determine: 1) the changes in PD faculty numbers and teaching loads between 1995 and 2002 for postdoctoral PD education, 2) current faculty age and training, and 3) distribution of faculty by age. A questionnaire was sent in 2002 to fifty-four programs, of wh...

Studying physicians in training, I investigate how uncertainty and tacit knowledge may give rise to significant practice variation. Consistent with tacit knowledge accruing only with experience, and empirically exploiting a discontinuity in the formation of teams, experience relative to a peer substantially increases the size of variation attributable to the physician trainees. Among the same p...

The biomedical research enterprise faces considerable structural challenges after years of stagnant funding coupled with steady growth of the pool of graduate students and postdoctoral scientists. Input from junior scientists into the nature of how these challenges affect both the quality of the enterprise and career outcomes is essential to craft effective reforms that will bring a new era of ...

Doctoral level scientists often pursue a traditional academic route, focusing their efforts on research and education. However, additional options exist for those that are interested in using their laboratory and research skills in a clinical setting. Clinical laboratory directors serve as the interface between the clinical laboratory and the users of laboratory test results. This article descr...

doi: 10.3967/bes2014.127 This study was supported by the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (No. 2012M520774, No. 2013T60393) and Heilongjiang Postdoctoral Science Foundation (LBH-Z12156). 1. Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Public Health College, Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150081, Heilongjiang, China; 2. The 1 affiliated hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150081, ...