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VOLUME 30, NUMBER 8 September 1999

Graduate Study in Psychology, 1997-98
(research.apa.org/grad98contents.html)

This report from APA's Research Office provides demographic characteristics of faculty and first-year psychology graduate students, as well as application, acceptance and enrollment characteristics of U.S. graduate departments of psychology. It also includes information on admission and graduation requirements, tuition fees and financial support available to graduate psychology students. If psychologists want to be a part of a reformed health^©care system, they need education and training that will prepare them to break into new roles, believes Margaret Chesney, PhD, a health psychologist at the University of California at San Francisco. Helping to prevent disease by changing patients' behaviors, working to improve patients' quality of life and helping patients and their caregivers cope with chronic illness are some of theWPC.

Employment surveys
(research.apa.org/des96contents.html, research.apa.org/des97contents.html)

The 1996 and 1997 Doctorate Employment Surveys, also conducted by APA's Research Office, provide data on recent recipients of psychology doctorates. Included are demographic characteristics; employment status, patterns, and settings; job satisfaction; postdoctoral study; sources and levels of support for doctoral study; and starting salaries.

Other helpful web sites

Resources for Graduate Students in Psychology
(www.sinc.sunysb.edu/stu/pjeffrie/index.html)

This site, from the State University of New York-Stony Brook, offers career-building information for students. It provides steps for writing a research funding proposal, sources of funding, tips on writing up and presenting research, style guidelines, resources for creating web sites and advice on choosing mentors. Employment listings and ethical conduct guidelines are also included.

For Researchers
(www.nimh.nih.gov/research/index.cfm)

This spot on the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) web site offers researchers information on grant, employment and research opportunities, as well as extramural and intramural training programs and NIMH research consortiums. Also available are mental health statistics and news updates on research projects.

The Human Brain Project
(www-hbp.scripps.edu/ Hhome.html)

This site describes the Human Brain Project, a research initiative to develop advanced databases and other technologies to provide up-to-date, comprehensive knowledge about the brain and behavior to neuroscientists and behavioral scientists. The site is supported by the National Institutes of Health.

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