Table 1.

Characteristics of EM K Awardees (n = 45) ^*

Characteristic	n (%)
Age (yr), median (IQR)	36 (35–38)
Male	33 (73.3)
Race/ethnicity
White	27 (60.0)
Black or African American	1 (2.2)
American Indian or Pacific Islander or Alaska Native	0 (0)
Asian	13 (28.9)
Hispanic or Latino	2 (4.4)
Other race/ethnicity	0 (0)
No response	2 (4.4)
Years from residency to K award, median (IQR)	6 (4–7)
Completed a research fellowship prior to K award	27 (60.0)
Any advanced degree other than MD/DO prior to K award	26 (57.8)
Primary mentor on K award is from EM	11 (24.4)
Primary mentor on K award is at same institution	43 (95.6)
Career development award prior to K award	18 (40.0)
Federal funding prior to K award	8 (17.8)
Institutional funding (departmental or intramural) prior to K award	36 (80.0)
Foundation or industry funding prior to K award	29 (64.4)
Any funding (federal, institutional, foundation, or industry) prior to K award	45 (100)
Academic title at time of K award
Assistant professor	38 (84.4)
Associate professor	2 (4.4)
Instructor	5 (11.1)
Number of applications for K award (including award)
One	25 (55.6)
Two	7 (15.6)
Three	12 (26.7)
Four	0 (0)
Five or more	1 (2.2)
Obtained an advanced degree during K award	16 (35.6)
Percent of time currently dedicated to research activities
50% or greater	34 (75.6)
75% or greater	27 (60.0)
Current administrative positions
Department/division chair	0 (0)
Department/division vice-chair	8 (17.8)
Research director	10 (22.2)
Research fellowship director	2 (4.4)
Other administrative position	11 (24.4)

IQR = interquartile range.

^*See Data Supplement S3, Table 1, for additional survey results.