Zigmond M J, Spear L P
Dept of Cellular and Behavioral Neuroscience, University of Pittsburgh, PA 15260.
Trends Neurosci. 1992 Oct;15(10):379-83. doi: 10.1016/0166-2236(92)90183-9.
Neuroscience training programs in the USA and Canada are awarding about 1000 PhDs each year. This number exceeds the faculty vacancies in these programs by a ratio of three to one. Nonetheless, virtually all graduates are finding employment, usually after a period of postdoctoral experience. On the other hand, recent surveys suggest that there are many other concerns to be addressed. These include an attrition of women during training and within the faculty ranks, a low percentage of minorities throughout the neuroscience community, and a relative lack of federal training funds.
美国和加拿大的神经科学培训项目每年授予约1000个博士学位。这个数字超过了这些项目中教职空缺数量，比例为三比一。尽管如此，几乎所有毕业生都能找到工作，通常是在一段博士后经历之后。另一方面，最近的调查表明还有许多其他问题需要解决。这些问题包括培训期间和教师队伍中女性的流失、整个神经科学界少数族裔比例较低，以及联邦培训资金相对短缺。
