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. 2022 Oct 25;5(10):e2238520. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.38520

Table. Association of Sex and Race/Ethnicity With Publication Rate Among 2018-2020 MD Graduates.

Group Medical School NIH Research Ranking
Top 40 Not Top 40
Publication rate, median (IQR), No. RR aRRa Publication rate, median (IQR), No. RR aRRa
Sex
Men 1.67 (1.00-3.00) 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1.33 (0.50-2.50) 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
Women 1.50 (1.00-2.71) 0.85 (0.84-0.87) 0.85 (0.83-0.86) 1.25 (0.50-2.25) 0.91 (0.89-0.92) 0.91 (0.90-0.92)
Race and ethnicity
American Indian/Alaska Native 2.00 (1.00-3.25) 1.07 (0.92-1.25) 1.01 (0.87-1.18) 1.42 (0.00-2.50) 1.10 (0.95-1.26) 1.11 (0.97-1.28)
Asian 1.80 (1.00-3.00) 1.13 (1.11-1.15) 1.10 (1.08-1.12) 1.50 (0.75-2.50) 1.07 (1.05-1.08) 1.07 (1.05-1.08)
Black 1.33 (0.75-2.40) 0.94 (0.91-0.97) 0.83 (0.80-0.86) 1.00 (0.33-2.00) 0.84 (0.81-0.86) 0.88 (0.85-0.9)
Hawaiian Native or other Pacific Islander 1.96 (0.72-2.80) 1.20 (0.97-1.48) 1.08 (0.87-1.33) 1.25 (0.60-2.00) 0.99 (0.80-1.23) 1.00 (0.81-1.23)
Hispanic 1.50 (0.75-3.00) 1.08 (1.05-1.12) 1.00 (0.97-1.04) 1.00 (0.25-2.00) 0.90 (0.88-0.93) 0.93 (0.90-0.95)
White 1.60 (1.00-3.00) 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1.33 (0.60-2.40) 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
Multiracial 1.50 (1.00-3.00) 1.04 (1.01-1.07) 0.99 (0.96-1.02) 1.00 (0.50-2.00) 0.97 (0.95-1.00) 0.99 (0.96-1.01)

Abbreviations: aRR, adjusted rate ratio; NIH, National Institutes of Health.

a

Adjusted for Medical College Admissions Test score and time to graduation.