Table 3.
Characteristics of 2013 NIH surgery investigators not funded in 2003
| N(%) | |
|---|---|
| New Principal Investigators | 279 |
| MD | 154 (55.2%) |
| PhD | 113 (40.5%) |
| Nonclinical MD | 12 (4.3%) |
| New MD Research Area | |
| Basic science | 63 (40.9%) |
| Translational | 52 (33.8%) |
| Clinical trial | 10 (6.5%) |
| Outcomes | 22 (14.3%) |
| Operative | 1 (0.6%) |
| Other | 6 (3.9%) |
| New MD Rank | |
| Chair | 3 (1.9%) |
| Chief/Director | 33 (21.4%) |
| Professor | 37 (24.0%) |
| Associate professor | 44 (28.6%) |
| Assistant professor | 37 (24.0%) |
| New MD Fellowship Training | |
| Clinical | 124 (80.5%) |
| Research only | 3 (1.9%) |
| None | 27 (17.5%) |
| New MD Awards | |
| Total | 186 |
| K | 47 (25.3%) |
| R | 102 (54.8%) |
| U | 34 (18.3%) |
| Other | 3 (1.6%) |