NIH Prepares to Create a Ph.D. Program, but Some Educators Question the Need

While skepticism remains strong among some scientists, leaders of the National Institutes of Health are preparing to create the agency's first-ever Ph.D. program, in biomedical research.

N.I.H. officials are just beginning the planning process, but they have a vision in mind: A small and highly selective graduate school based here, run by a dean, and focused on academic subfields that play to the N.I.H.'s strengths. Officials also see

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