After summarizing the recent initiatives and recommendations about doctoral education by the American Association of Universities and the Woodrow Wilson Fellowship Foundation, this article reviews selected trends in doctoral education in social work. It recommends five foci for further emphasis: promoting interdisciplinary preparation; strengthening the quality of faculty; balancing rigorous research with effective teaching; developing postdoctoral education in institutions with the infrastructure to do so; and fashioning an institutional culture that is hospitable to excellence in social work education.
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