Table 5B.

Attitude Items, Program Entry and Program End, HHMI-IMBS Scholars 2006–2007 (N=15) and Comparison Students 2006–2007 (N=25)

Attitude Items (1=strongly disagree to 5=strongly agree)	HHMI-IMBS Scholars 2006–2007 Program Entry Mean (Std Dev)	HHMI-IMBS Scholars 2006–2007 Program End Mean (Std Dev)	Comparison Students 2006–2007. Entry Year Mean (Std Dev)	Comparison Students 2006–2007 Year End Mean (Std Dev)	P Value, Entry*	P Value, End**
It’s important that my lifetime of work helps bridge the gaps between basic science and clinical medicine.	4.73 (0.46)	4.80 (0.41)	3.64 (1.08)	3.68 (0.75)	.0007	<.0001
Someone with graduate training in both basic science and clinical medicine has more promising career opportunities.	4.40 (0.91	4.33 (0.98)	3.76 (0.93)	3.80 (0.87)	.0403	.0832
The number of basic scientists being cross- trained in clinical medicine needs to increase.	4.40 (0.63)	4.40 (0.63)	3.72 (0.98)	3.68 (0.85)	.0214	.0072
It doesn’t really matter to me whether my research has applicability to human beings.	1.53 (1.06)	1.27 (0.59)	1.92 (1.00)	2.16 (1.21)	.2501	.0015
Breakthroughs in basic science rarely translate into improvements in public health.	3.13 (1.12)	2.73 (1.09)	2.44 1.12	2.64 (1.08)	.0669	.8006
A successful researcher is one who can collaborate with scientists in other fields.	4.53 (0.64)	4.73 (0.46)	4.12 0.67	4.32 (0.63)	.0644	.0347

^*p value (2-tailed) for t-test comparing group means, HHMI Scholars vs. Comparison Students, Program Entry/Entry Year

^**p value (2-tailed) for t-test comparing group means, HHMI Scholars vs. Comparison Students, Program End/Year End