Why Do We Need Ph Ds

Why do we need Ph.D.’s? Homero A. Monsanto, R.Ph., Ph.D. Outcomes Research Manager Merck Sharp & Dohme Carolina, Puerto Rico

What is a Ph.D.? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

What a Ph.D. does NOT mean * ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],* Source: http://www.shabbir.com/jokes/college/phdfun.html

Are you a philosopher if you have a Ph.D.?

Fields of Doctoral Studies ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Source: National Opinion Research Center, University of Chicago

Are all Doctorates the same? ,[object Object],[object Object]

Source: Doctorate recipients from United States universities 2005, National Science Foundation. In spite of increasing number of doctorates awarded in the past four decades, they have reached a plateau of around 40,000 per year

Source: Doctorate recipients from United States universities 2005, National Science Foundation. The greatest growth in the number of doctorates awarded in the past three decades has been in the life sciences

Source: Doctorate recipients from United States universities 2005, National Science Foundation. Some fields appear to have peaked (saturated?) while others continue to grow

Source: Doctorate recipients from United States universities 2005, National Science Foundation. In spite that there are more male doctorate recipients than female recipients, the gap between genders is decreasing

Source: Doctorate recipients from United States universities 2005, National Science Foundation. More women are receiving doctorate degrees from life sciences programs

Source: Doctorate recipients from United States universities 2005, National Science Foundation. Although the percentage of doctorates earned by minorities has increased in the last two decades, minorities are still underrepresented when compared to their distribution in the general population

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Source: National Science Foundation, Survey of Earned Doctorates Fact Sheet ( http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/doctorates or http://www.norc.uchicago.edu/sed)

Medical Careers Seen as Best Choice for Young Men, Women

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UPR-Leading S&T Programs ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Number of Degrees Conferred in Science and Technology 2001-2005 (partial list) Total: 49,173

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Industry Facts and Figures ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Strong Pharmaceutical Leader and Emerging Biotechnology Force Bio & Pharmaceutical Companies Medical Devices Companies 89 Plants 56 Plants

Studies by Therapeutic Area, 2008 ,[object Object]

Clinical Trials in Latin America Source: www.clinicaltrials.gov; Population data from Population Reference Bureau (http://www.prb.org)

Do we have enough Ph.D.’s? Maybe… or maybe not

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What a Ph.D. will NOT do for you? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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Why do we need (more) Ph.D.’s? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

So, why do we need Ph.D.’s? Because life is full of unsolved problems and every single aspect of our life is subject to improvement

"To know the road ahead, ask those coming back." - Chinese proverb

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