Table 1.
Characteristics of MD–PhD program graduates who graduated from US Liaison Committee on Medical Education-Accredited Medical Schools from 2000 to 2005 and completed graduate medical training by end of 2013, by full-time faculty appointment
| Total N=1,846 (%) | Full-time faculty n=968a | Not full-time faculty n=878a | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | 0.775 | |||
| Women | 542 (29.4) | 287 (53.0) | 255 (47.0) | |
| Men | 1,304 (70.6) | 681 (52.2) | 623 (47.8) | |
| Race/ethnicity | 0.093 | |||
| Other/unknown | 12 (0.7) | 6 (50.0) | 6 (50.0) | |
| URM | 164 (8.9) | 79 (48.2) | 85 (51.8) | |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 480 (26.0) | 233 (48.5) | 247 (51.5) | |
| White | 1,190 (64.5) | 650 (54.6) | 540 (45.4) | |
| Medical-school MSTP funding | <0.001 | |||
| MSTP-funded | 1,247 (67.6) | 691 (55.4) | 556 (44.6) | |
| Not MSTP funded | 599 (32.4) | 277 (46.2) | 322 (53.8) | |
| Predoctoral (F30/31) award | 0.008 | |||
| Yes | 127 (6.9) | 81 (63.8) | 46 (36.2) | |
| No | 1,719 (93.1) | 887 (51.6) | 832 (48.4) | |
| Graduation year | 0.160 | |||
| 2000 | 165 (8.9) | 91 (55.2) | 74 (44.8) | |
| 2001 | 259 (14.0) | 134 (51.7) | 125 (48.3) | |
| 2002 | 278 (15.1) | 135 (48.6) | 143 (51.4) | |
| 2003 | 399 (21.6) | 213 (53.4) | 186 (46.6) | |
| 2004 | 383 (20.7) | 219 (57.2) | 164 (42.8) | |
| 2005 | 362 (19.6) | 176 (48.6) | 186 (51.4) | |
| Total debt at graduation | <0.001 | |||
| Unknown | 575 (31.1) | 282 (49.0) | 293 (51.0) | |
| ≥$100,000 | 142 (7.7) | 53 (37.3) | 89 (62.7) | |
| $50,000–$99,999 | 238 (12.9) | 127 (53.4) | 111 (46.6) | |
| $1–49,999 | 449 (24.3) | 260 (57.9) | 189 (42.1) | |
| No debt | 442 (23.9) | 246 (55.7) | 196 (44.3) | |
| Research during GME | <0.001 | |||
| Yes | 549 (29.7) | 348 (63.4) | 201 (36.6) | |
| No | 1,297 (70.3) | 620 (47.8) | 677 (52.2) | |
| Practice specialty category | <0.001 | |||
| Surgery | 324 (17.6) | 151 (46.6) | 173 (53.4) | |
| Other | 786 (42.6) | 376 (47.8) | 510 (52.2) | |
| Medicine, pediatrics, pathology or neurology | 736 (39.9) | 441 (59.9) | 295 (40.1) |
URM, underrepresented minorities in medicine (self-identified as Black, Hispanic, and American Indian/Alaska Native); MSTP, Medical Scientist Training Program; GME, graduate medical education.
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Percentages of row totals for each characteristic are shown in parentheses.