Table 2.

Characteristics of Physicians Completing Survey

	Percentage	p-value
Transplant Nephrologists Completing Survey (n=118)
Years worked at center:		p<0.001
< 1 year	0.8
1–3 years	9.3
3–5 years	5.9
5–10 years	21.2
> 10 years	62.7
Mean Number of FTE Nephrologists (± SD):	4.0 ± 3.7
Proportion of nephrologists with full time academic appointments		p<0.001
None	30.5
1–25%	3.4
26–50%	1.7
51–75%	3.4
76–100%	60.2
Type of research by nephrologists		p<0.001
None	11.9
Clinical	56.8
Basic	0.0
Both clinical and basic	31.4
Proportion of nephrologists who are principal investigators for federally funded research		p<0.001
None	52.5
1–25%	24.6
26–50%	11.9
51–75%	8.5
76–100%	1.7
Proportion of nephrologists who are principal investigators for industry sponsored research		p=0.004
None	24.6
1–25%	30.5
26–50%	18.6
51–75%	13.6
76–100%	11.0
Proportion of nephrologists who are board certified		p<0.001
None	0.0
1–25%	0.0
26–50%	0.0
51–75%	4.2
76–100%	94.9
Transplant Surgeons Completing Survey (n=106)
Years worked at center:		p<0.001
< 1 year	4.7
1–3 years	11.3
3–5 years	6.6
5–10 years	29.2
> 10 years	48.1
Mean Number of FTE Surgeons:	3.8 ± 6.6
Proportion of surgeons with full time academic appointments		p<0.001
None	25.5
1–25%	2.8
26–50%	2.8
51–75%	3.8
76–100%	65.1
Type of research by surgeons		p<0.001
None	11.3
Clinical	50.9
Basic	0.9
Both clinical and basic	36.8
Proportion of surgeons who are principal investigators for federally funded research		p<0.001
None	57.5
1–25%	17.9
26–50%	14.2
51–75%	8.5
76–100%	1.9
Proportion of surgeons who are principal investigators for industry sponsored research		p=0.108
None	29.2
1–25%	17.9
26–50%	21.7
51–75%	13.2
76–100%	17.9
Proportion of surgeons who are board certified		p<0.001
None	1.9
1–25%	0.0
26–50%	1.9
51–75%	5.7
76–100%	90.6

Abbreviations: FTE=Full-time equivalent