Table 5.
Final Multivariable Model of Career Satisfaction Among K08 and K23 Award* Recipients, 2010–2011
| Covariate | Estimate | P value |
|---|---|---|
| Intercept | 3.50 | <.001 |
| Gender of mentee | <.001 | |
| Male | — | |
| Female | −1.27 | |
| Laboratory based | 0.014 | |
| Yes | −0.820 | |
| No | — | |
| Specialty† | 0.004 | |
| Basic sciences | 0.194 | |
| Non-MD | 1.579 | |
| Clinical specialties for women, children, and families | 0.932 | |
| Hospital-based specialties | 1.389 | |
| Surgical specialties | 1.114 | |
| Medical specialties | — | |
| Collegial mentor–mentee relationship | 0.015 | |
| Mostly or somewhat more collegial | 0.816 | |
| Mostly and somewhat student–teacher and neither | — | |
| Mentoring behavior scale‡ (1-unit increase) | 0.113 | 0.001 |
|
Extent of mentoring in various mentoring roles scale§ (1-unit increase) |
0.332 | <.001 |
*
K08 and K23 awards are National Institutes of Health career development awards that provide the recipient with salary support, structured mentoring, and protected research and training time.
‡
Centered at the median value 7.
§
Centered at the median value 19.