TABLE 1.

Survey demographics and response rate of stakeholders in BHCR^a

		Number
Stakeholders	Area of representation	Contacted	Responded	% response
Industry	Biologics, biomanufacturing, biopharma medical devices, forensic and clinical diagnostics, biohealth services (nonpractitioner), workforce development	214	40	18.7
Academia	Department chairs and program directors of life science programs at 2-year and 4-year undergraduate colleges and universities	145	43	29.7
Career counselors	Counseling center directors and staff at 2-year and 4-year colleges and universities	136	25	18.4
Students	Upperclassmen and recent graduates from 2-year and 4-year undergraduate life science programs	535b	68	12.7

^aAll surveys, with the exception of those given to employers, were administered electronically. Employers were additionally surveyed using tablets at three networking events in the BHCR.

^bStudent surveys were distributed to 65 colleges and universities, but only nine confirmed passing the surveys on to their students.