Table 1.

Descriptive statistics for the data set of 153 graduates of the Vanderbilt Medical Scientist Training Program who matriculated from 1963 to 2003

Cohort (Matriculation years) (N)	MCAT	uGPA	gsGPA	Fellowship	Pubs	Time-to-PhD defense	Career outcome	mspGPA	mscGPA	Step I	Step II	Step III
Cohort 1 (1963–1977) (N = 32)
Mean	560	3.46	3.55	–	6.5	–	0.79	3.45	3.54	211.1	215.0	220.6
SD	83.6	0.42	0.33	–	4.7	–	0.42	0.19	0.15	18.90	23.40	9.94
SE	17.7	0.07	0.03	–	0.8	–	0.07	0.03	0.03	4.12	4.87	2.66
Median	580	3.58	3.81	–	5.0	–	1.00	3.40	3.53	213	219	224
Range	405	1.58	1.23	–	16.0	–	2.00	0.70	0.65	67.0	69.0	32.0
Cohort 2 (1978–1991) (N = 65)
Mean	43.2	3.65	3.65	–	6.0		0.70	3.51	3.60	221.2	215.0	212.5
SD	4.6	0.36	0.38	–	3.8		0.46	0.30	0.37	18.50	20.31	18.36
SE	0.6	0.05	0.05	–	0.5	–	0.06	0.04	0.05	2.92	3.09	3.02
Median	43	3.75	3.84	–	4.0		1.00	3.53	3.67	222.0	216.0	218.0
Range	23	1.72	1.46	–	15.0	–	1.00	1.34	1.40	84.0	79.0	80.0
Cohort 3 (1992–2003) (N = 56)
Mean	33.9	3.71	3.81	0.33	7.6	3.90	0.77	3.59	3.60	226.2	224.2	218.5
SD	3.3	0.24	0.19	0.48	6.0	0.79	0.43	0.27	0.31	17.65	24.50	17.07
SE	0.4	0.03	0.03	0.10	0.8	0.09	0.06	0.04	0.04	2.79	3.87	3.17
Median	33	3.77	3.87	0.00	6.0	3.90	1.00	3.69	3.59	223.0	224.5	217.0
Range	17	1.10	0.95	1.00	32.0	2.80	1.00	1.00	1.25	73.0	92.0	70.0

uGPA = undergraduate grade point average, gsGPA = graduate school grade point average

Fellowship = predoctoral fellowship/other independent award

Pubs = publications resulting from MD–PhD training

Time-to-PhD defense = total time in years of graduate research training from beginning of full-time research to dissertation defense date

Career outcome = first full-time independent position following completion of MD–PhD training

mspGPA = medical school preclinical grade point average

mscGPA = medical school clinical grade point average

Step 1, 2, 3 = USMLE Step 1, 2, or 3 score