Table 1.

Professional Priorities

Priority	Description	No.	%
Mentoring and developing personnel	Commitment to ensuring that trainees are prepared with the skills and knowledge to be successful researchers; concern for the career goals of trainees and personnel; focused on developing the talents of personnel, students, and trainees.	41	79
Conducting collaborative research	Commitment to engaging in research as a partnership, within their own groups, and also with outside partners, often from other disciplines; believing collaboration yields the best research.	33	63
Fostering good relationships	Commitment to ensuring people in their groups understand that they are a priority; showing that they have concern for others and developing positive relationships.	28	54
Discovery and challenge	Commitment to discovery and innovation in research; desire for challenging work.	21	40
Planning for long-term sustainability and success	Commitment to ensuring a sustainable research agenda through scientific strategic planning and securing financial stability.	20	38
Engaging communities and doing socially important research	Commitment to directly engaging the community in their research or focusing on ensuring they are doing work of societal importance.	18	35
Helping people and having a positive impact on society	Commitment to helping individuals with a specific condition, or broadly benefiting society through discovering new knowledge, technologies, or procedures.	18	35
Ensuring a reputation for quality work	Commitment to ensuring that they or their team maintain a reputation for high-quality work among the scientific community.	16	31
Promoting diversity in science	Commitment to advancing opportunities for underrepresented and diverse individuals in science.	9	17