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Medical Research Council of Ireland annual report for the year ended 31st December 1974 |
Medical Research Council of Ireland
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The considerable support of medical scientists has required the Council
to take an interest in their training. In lieu of formal training programmes
such as exist in other countries, a quasi-apprentice arrangement has
prevailed. Many grants include provision for a graduate assistant who
obtains a variable measure of training under supervision of the grant
holder. Other young scientists may obtain fellowships at a stage of their
career when training is incomplete; informal association with colleagues
in their institution replaces supervised training to some extent. Neither
suffices as substitute for an essential training program necessary for the
proper training of man-power required for effective biomedical research.
Both suffer the defect of premature diversion of trainees into whole time
research which tends to narrow activity and stultify future adaptability to
changes in research. There is a real danger of the young scientist being
locked into the machinery of a powerful and limiting research effort.
The decision to continue support of scientists in training under research
grants requires that the budget should include a training grant in order
to assure a sustained level of training and also evidence that an adequate
training program is available in the department. Otherwise the cost of the
training is at the expense of the on-going research and results in no net
saving of grant funds. The Council has been re-evaluating the merits of
training grants in the light of such factors, and considering the proportion
of assistant grants which properly belong in that category.
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Keyword(s):
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MEDICAL RESEARCH; IRELAND |
Publication Date:
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1974 |
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Type:
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Report |
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Peer-Reviewed:
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Unknown |
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Language(s):
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English |
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Institution:
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Lenus |
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Publisher(s):
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Medical Research Council of Ireland |
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2017-04-26 07:44:53 |
