Table 1:
Summary of representation in the BRIMR rankings of unique surgeon-scientists from 2013 to 2023.
| Representation in Blue Ridge Rankings | |
|---|---|
| Residency Training NIH Funding Quartile | |
| First | 394 (70.5%) |
| Second | 91 (16.3%) |
| Third | 27 (4.8%) |
| Fourth | 6 (1.1%) |
| Not on BRIMR Institution Sheets | 41 (7.3%) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 421 (75.3%) |
| Female | 138 (24.7%) |
| Graduate Degree(s) | |
| PhD | 104 (18.6%) |
| Master’s | 113 (20.2%) |
| PhD/Master’s | 9 (1.6%) |
| None | 333 (59.6%) |
| IMG | |
| Yes | 57 (10.2%) |
| No | 502 (89.8%) |
| Specialty | |
| Bariatric | 1 (0.2%) |
| Breast | 12 (2.1%) |
| Cardiothoracic | 105 (18.8%) |
| Colorectal | 17 (3.0%) |
| Endocrine | 16 (2.9%) |
| General | 22 (3.9%) |
| Pediatric Surgery | 43 (7.7%) |
| Plastics | 35 (6.3%) |
| Surgical Oncology | 94 (16.8%) |
| Transplant | 74 (13.2%) |
| Trauma/Acute Care/Critical Care/Bum | 77 (13.8%) |
| Vascular | 63 (11.3%) |
| Multiple Grants | |
| Yes | 227 (40.6%) |
| No | 332 (59.4%) |
| Grant Types | |
| R01 Awards | 392 (39.9%) |
| Other R Awards | 203 (20.7%) |
| K08 Awards | 114 (11.6%) |
| Other K Awards | 57 (5.8%) |
| P Awards | 25 (2.5%) |
| U Awards | 102 (10.4%) |
| T Awards | 90 (9.1%) |
Abbreviations: Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research (BRIMR), National Institutes of Health (NIH), International Medical Graduate (IMG)