Table 1.

Survey Questions and Responses

		Survey Responses
Question Number	Question	Yes	No
1	Does your program have a 2 + 2 training track?	18	4

		Not important	Somewhat important	Important	Very important	Essential
2	How important are physician-scientists (MD or MD/PhD) for the future of Dermatology?	0	0	0	3	20
3	How important is it for your physician-scientist trainees to train with a Department of Dermatology faculty?	9	8	2	2	2

		Not difficult	Somewhat difficult	Difficult	Very difficult	Extremely difficult
4	How difficult is it for your program to recruit the right physician–scientist (2 + 2) candidate?	0	7	6	6	4

		Zero	One	Two	Three	Four	Five
5	What is the IDEAL NUMBER of physician-scientist trainees you can hire annually?	0	13	8	2	0	0
6	In the past 5 years, what was the AVERAGE NUMBER of physician-scientist trainees hired annually?	6	15	2	0	0	0
7	What is the AVERAGE NUMBER OF RESEARCH YEARS (separate from clinical dermatology) spent by your graduates to complete post-graduate training?	0	2	8	7	3	0

		0%	10%	20%	30%	40%	50%	60%	70%	80%	90%	100%
8	In the past 5 years, what PERCENTAGE of your physician-scientist program graduates pursued independently funded investigation?	2	0	3	2	0	5	3	1	2	2	1
9	In the past 5 years, what PERCENTAGE of your physician-scientist trainees are underrepresented minorities (as defined by the NIH)?	7	7	3	1	2	1	0	1	0	0	0

Abbreviations: MD, medical degree; NIAMS, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases; NIH, National Institutes of Health.

We surveyed a national cohort of 48 dermatology educators, physician‒scientist track program directors, or NIAMS T32 directors across 33 different institutions regarding their thoughts about dermatology physician‒scientist training. We received responses from 23 dermatology faculty members across 17 different institutions. Aggregated survey questions and responses are depicted in the Table.