Table 4.
Perceptions of Feasibility and Mentoring by MD, MD-RI or MD/PhD
| Total, n (%) | MD/PhD, n (%) | MD-RI, n (%) | MD, n (%) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| How feasible is a research intense career in acute care medicine specialties? | < 0.001 | ||||
| Highly feasible | 97 (9.6%) | 25 (11.6%) | 25 (13.6%) | 47 (7.7%) | |
| Feasible | 352 (35.0%) | 52 (24.2%) | 69 (37.5%) | 231 (38.0%) | |
| Difficult | 384 (38.1%) | 81 (37.7%) | 65 (35.3%) | 238 (39.1%) | |
| Highly difficult | 159 (15.8%) | 53 (24.7%) | 22 (12.0%) | 84 (13.8%) | |
| Impossible | 15 (1.5%) | 4 (1.9%) | 3 (1.6%) | 8 (1.3%) | |
| TOTAL | 1007 (100%) | 215 (100%) | 184 (100%) | 608 (100%) | |
| How feasible is a research intense career in surgical specialties? | < 0.001 | ||||
| Highly feasible | 73 (7.2%) | 2 (0.9%) | 21 (11.4%) | 50 (8.2%) | |
| Feasible | 309 (30.7%) | 29 (13.5%) | 65 (35.3%) | 215 (35.3%) | |
| Difficult | 347 (34.4%) | 59 (27.4%) | 62 (33.7%) | 226 (37.1%) | |
| Highly difficult | 241 (23.9%) | 110 (51.2%) | 33 (17.9%) | 98 (16.1%) | |
| Impossible | 38 (3.8%) | 15 (7.0%) | 3 (1.6%) | 20 (3.3%) | |
| TOTAL | 1008 (100%) | 215 (100%) | 184 (100%) | 609 (100%) | |
| Can you currently identify a mentor(s) who has helped you progress toward &/or achieve your career goals? | < 0.001 | ||||
| Yes | 732 (73.6%) | 196 (89.5%) | 134 (74.4%) | 402 (67.4%) | |
| No | 263 (26.4%) | 23 (10.5%) | 46 (25.6%) | 194 (32.6%) | |
| TOTAL | 995 (100%) | 219 (100%) | 180 (100%) | 596 (100%) | |
| How important has mentorship been in your training thus far? | <.001 a | ||||
| Very important | 328 (44.9%) | 118 (60.5%) | 67 (50.0%) | 143 (35.6%) | |
| Somewhat important | 361 (49.4%) | 73 (37.4%) | 65 (48.5%) | 223 (55.5%) | |
| Not very important | 40 (5.5%) | 4 (2.1%) | 2 (1.5%) | 34 (8.5%) | |
| Not at all important | 2 (0.3%) | 0 (−-) | 0 (−-) | 2 (0.5%) | |
| TOTAL | 731 (100%) | 195 (100%) | 134 (100%) | 402 (100%) | |
| How much importance is given to talents/accomplishments when recruiting applicants for jobs and/or positions in science and medicine? | >.05 | ||||
| A great deal of importance | 330 (33.1%) | 89 (40.8%) | 61 (33.7%) | 180 (30.2%) | |
| A lot of importance | 487 (48.9%) | 98 (45.0%) | 82 (45.3%) | 307 (51.4%) | |
| Moderate amount of importance | 162 (16.3%) | 29 (13.3%) | 33 (18.2%) | 100 (16.8%) | |
| Little importance | 14 (1.4%) | 2 (0.9%) | 3 (1.7%) | 9 (1.5%) | |
| None at all | 3 (0.3%) | 0 (−-) | 2 (1.1%) | 1 (0.2%) | |
| TOTAL | 996 (100%) | 218 (100%) | 181 (100%) | 597 (100%) | |
| How much importance is given to connections/networking when recruiting applicants for jobs and/or positions in science and medicine? | >.05 | ||||
| A great deal of importance | 301 (30.2%) | 73 (33.3%) | 59 (32.8%) | 169 (28.3%) | |
| A lot of importance | 388 (39.0%) | 81 (37.0%) | 71 (39.4%) | 236 (39.5%) | |
| Moderate amount of importance | 267 (26.8%) | 54 (24.7%) | 41 (22.8%) | 172 (28.8%) | |
| Little importance | 40 (4.0%) | 11 (5.0%) | 9 (5.0%) | 20 (3.4%) | |
| TOTAL | 996 (100%) | 219 (100%) | 180 (100%) | 597 (100%) | |
a Fisher’s Exact calculated due to minimum cell count violations
bolded are statistically significant