Table 3.
Demographic characteristics of scientific leadership and management course participants, 2007–2011
| Demographic characteristics* | 2007 (%) | 2008 (%) | 2009 (%) | 2010 (%) | 2011 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 40 (n = 33) | 48 (n = 39) | 54 (n = 41) | 58 (n = 47) | 53 (n = 58) |
| White | 66 (n = 55) | 64 (n = 55) | 60 (n = 43) | 64 (n = 52) | 65 (n = 68) |
| Asian | 25 (n = 21) | 20 (n = 17) | 37 (n = 27) | 27 (n = 22) | 24 (n = 25) |
| Hispanic | 2 (n = 2) | 4 (n = 3) | 1 (n = 1) | 6 (n = 5) | 4 (n = 4) |
| Black | 1 (n = 1) | 1 (n = 1) | 0 | 0 | 4 (n = 4) |
| American Indian/Native Alaskan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (n = 2) | 0 |
| Other | 4 (n = 3) | 6 (n = 5) | 2 (n = 2) | 0 | 4 (n = 4) |
| PhD | 76 (n = 65) | 77 (n = 69) | 76 (n = 63) | 82 (n = 67) | 75 (n = 92) |
| MD | 22 (n = 19) | 17 (n = 15) | 18 (n = 15) | 17 (n = 14) | 17 (n = 21) |
| PharmD | 0 | 0 | 1 (n = 1) | 0 | 2 (n = 2) |
| DDS | 0 | 3 (n = 3) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 1 (n = 1) | 3 (n = 3) | 5 (n = 4) | 1 (n = 1) | 6 (n = 7) |
| Clinical/Translational researcher | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 38 (n = 41) |
| Laboratory research | 91 (n = 78) | 78 (n = 66) | 69 (n = 52) | 74 (n = 57) | 62 (n = 79) |
| Clinical research | 9 (n = 8) | 3 (n = 3) | 8 (n = 6) | 3 (n = 2) | 17 (n = 22) |
| Computational research | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 (n = 10) |
| Social/Behavioral research | 0 | 0 | 4 (n = 3) | 1 (n = 1) | 5 (n = 7) |
| Epidemiology/Statistical research | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 (n = 4) |
| Health policy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (n = 2) |
| Translational | n/a | 17 (n = 15) | 14 (n = 11) | 18 (n = 14) | n/a |
| Other | 0 | 2 (n = 2) | 5 (n = 4) | 3 (n = 4) | 2 (n = 3) |
*Participants were allowed to select more than one advanced degree and more than one type of research. Based on Day 1 attendance/survey response, except for 2009, for which only Day 2 survey data was available.