Table 3.

Career goal categories

Career category	Definition
Scientific research career
Biomedical Ph.D.	Biomedical researchers at the Ph.D. level, including professors
Biomedical technician	Biomedical researcher, not doctoral level
Clinical career
Medical doctor	M.D., D.O. (osteopathy), D.V.M. (veterinary medicine)
Allied health doctorates	D.D.S. (dentistry), PharmD (pharmacy), O.D. (optometry), Doctor of Nursing
Other allied health workers	Nurses, nurse practitioners, physical therapists, public health professionals
Other careers
Other Ph.D.s	Ph.D. researchers in other areas
Other	All other careers, not doctoral level, including K–12 teaching
Undecided	Selected “undecided” and/or three or more unrelated fields

The 24 career choices listed in the survey were grouped into eight categories, falling into three broad areas: scientific research careers, clinical careers, and other careers.