The writing on the wall.
editorial · Level V
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 23539544.
- Also identified by DOI 10.7554/eLife.00642 and PMC identifier 3608244.
- Licence recorded as CC BY.
- The licence permits redistribution, so the abstract is shown in full and the full text is available from the publisher.
Abstract
The biomedical research enterprise in the US has become unsustainable and urgent action is needed to address a variety of problems, including a lack of innovation, an over-reliance on soft money for faculty salaries, the use of graduate students as a source of cheap labour, and a 'holding tank' full of talented postdocs with limited career opportunities.
Medical subject headings
- Biomedical Research