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Suggested Citation: "Appendix C: Classification of Ph.D. Fields." National Research Council. 2011. Research Training in the Biomedical, Behavioral, and Clinical Research Sciences. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12983.

Appendix C
Classification of Ph.D. Fields

CLASSIFICATION OF PH.D. FIELDS IN THE BASIC BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES

Anatomy

Bacteriology

Biochemistry

Bioinformatics

Biological Immunology

Biological Sciences, General

Biological Sciences, Other

Biomedical Engineering

Biomedical Sciences

Biophysics

Biotechnology Research

Cell Biology

Developmental Biology/Embryology

Endocrinology

Genetics, Human and Animal

Medicinal/Pharmaceutical Chemistry

Microbiology

Molecular Biology

Neuroscience

Nutritional Sciences

Parasitology

Pathology, Human and Animal

Pharmacology, Human and Animal

Physiology

Toxicology

Veterinary Medicine

Zoology

CLASSIFICATION OF PH.D. FIELDS IN THE BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

Anthropology

Audiology and Speech Pathology

Demography/Population Studies

Sociology

Psychology

Clinical

Cognitive and Psycholinguistics

Comparative

Developmental and Child

Educational

Experimental

Industrial and Organizational

Personality

Psychology, General

Psychology, Other

Psychometrics

Physiological/Psychobiology

Quantitative

Social

CLASSIFICATION OF PH.D. FIELDS IN THE CLINICAL SCIENCES

Biometrics and Biostatistics

Environmental Health

Epidemiology

Exercise Physiology/Science

Health Sciences, General

Health Sciences, Other

Health Systems/Services Administration

Nursing

Pharmacy

Public Health

Rehabilitation/Therapeutic Services

Physicians in Academic Departments of Schools of Medicine

Suggested Citation: "Appendix C: Classification of Ph.D. Fields." National Research Council. 2011. Research Training in the Biomedical, Behavioral, and Clinical Research Sciences. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12983.

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Suggested Citation: "Appendix C: Classification of Ph.D. Fields." National Research Council. 2011. Research Training in the Biomedical, Behavioral, and Clinical Research Sciences. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12983.
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Suggested Citation: "Appendix C: Classification of Ph.D. Fields." National Research Council. 2011. Research Training in the Biomedical, Behavioral, and Clinical Research Sciences. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12983.
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