Table 3 Five most common professional fields of the research and development staff of the NIDILRR RERCs analyzed in this paper, shown in engineering/technical, clinical, and basic science categories. Percentage shown is the percent of the 595 total staff reported. Graduate students were included but not undergraduate students. Average number of staff reported per RERC = 35 +/- 13 SD. Also shown are the percentage of these staff who have a disability that gives first-hand experience with the problem on which that staff is working. Other fields besides the top five in each category are also listed; a total of 36 fields are involved in RERC work.
Engineering and Technical Fields | 70% | Clinical Fields | 23% | Basic Science Fields | 7% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Biomed Engineering | 19% | Physical Therapy | 6% | Social Science | 2% |
Computer Science | 14% | Occupational Therapy | 5% | Ecology | 0.8% |
Mechanical Engineering | 9% | Speech/Lang Therapy | 4% | Neuroscience | 0.6% |
Electrical Engineering | 7% | Psychology | 4% | Exercise Science | 0.5% |
Industrial/Human Factors Eng | 6% | Prosthetics and Orthotics | 2% | Health Sciences | 0.3% |
OTHER: | 15% | OTHER: | 2% | OTHER: | 2.8% |
Civil Engineering | MD – PM&R | Biomechanics | |||
Materials Engineering | MD – Orthoped Surg | Biology | |||
Information Science | MD – Neurology | Gerontology | |||
Biostatistics | MD – Other | Cognitive Science | |||
Urban Planning | Nursing | ||||
Architecture | Pharmacy | ||||
Design | Public Health | ||||
Accident Investigation | |||||
Robotics | |||||
Rehabilitation Engineering | |||||
Has a disability that gives first-hand experience with the problem on which they are working? | 5% | 3% | 3% |