Table 2.
Demographic and grant characteristics of unique principal investigators who trained at residency programs in the first quartile of NIH funding compared to those who trained at a residency program in any other quartile of NIH funding, excluding those not listed on the BRIMR sheets.
| First Quartile-Trained PIs (n=394) | All Other Quartile-Trained PIs (n=124) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | 0.116 | ||
| Male | 288 (73.1%) | 100 (80.6%) | |
| Female | 106 (26.9%) | 24 (19.4%) | |
| Graduate Degree(s) | 0.454 | ||
| PhD | 80 (20.3%) | 20 (16.1%) | |
| Master’s | 76 (19.3%) | 19 (15.3%) | |
| PhD/Master’s | 6 (1.5%) | 2 (1.6%) | |
| None | 232 (58.9%) | 83 (66.9%) | |
| IMG | <0.0001 | ||
| Yes | 20 (5.1%) | 23 (18.5%) | |
| No | 374 (94.9%) | 101 (81.5%) | |
| Remained at the Same Institution | <0.001 | ||
| Yes | 118 (29.9%) | 17 (13.7%) | |
| No | 276 (70.1%) | 107 (86.3%) | |
| Specialty | <0.001 | ||
| Bariatric | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (0.8%) | |
| Breast | 8 (2.0%) | 4 (3.2%) | |
| Cardiothoracic | 85 (21.6%) | 10 (8.1%) | |
| Colorectal | 12 (3.0%) | 4 (3.2%) | |
| Endocrine | 11 (2.7%) | 4 (3.2%) | |
| General | 14 (3.5%) | 5 (4.0%) | |
| Pediatric Surgery | 29 (7.4%) | 12 (9.7%) | |
| Plastics | 27 (6.9%) | 5 (4.0%) | |
| Surgical Oncology | 67 (17.0%) | 25 (20.2%) | |
| Transplant | 57 (14.5%) | 8 (6.5%) | |
| Trauma/Acute Care/Critical Care/Bum | 42 (10.7%) | 28 (22.6%) | |
| Vascular | 42 (10.7%) | 18 (14.5%) | |
| Weighted RCR | 109 [49.3 – 238.8] | 94.4 [37.9 – 219.7] | 0.118 |
| Average Funding Per PI/Year | $354,555 [$194,826 – $627,210] | $328,179 [$199,484 – $527,576] | 0.358 |
| Total Funding Per Year * | $117.9 [$99.7 – $143.7] | $24.8 [$20.0 – $32.2] | <0.0001 |
| Multiple Grants | 0.588 | ||
| Yes | 54 (13.7%) | 14 (11.3%) | |
| No | 340 (86.3%) | 110 (88.7%) |
Abbreviations: National Institutes of Health (NIH), Principal Investigators (PIs), International Medical Graduate (IMG), Relative Citation Ratio (RCR)
*
in millions