Table 2 Career sector, career intentions, and clinical specialty interests
From: Factors associated with underrepresented minority physician scientist trainee career choices
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Total n (%) |
Asian or Pacific Islander n (%) |
Black or African American n (%) |
Multiracial or Other n (%) |
White n (%) | P-value |
Hispanic n (%) | P-value (Hispanic) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sector1 | <.0001 | 0.5220 | ||||||
| Consulting | 71 (1.84%) | 13 (3.15%) | 3 (1.91%) | 10 (1.82%) | 45 (1.65%) | 7 (2.97%) | ||
| Academia | 1812 (47.1%) | 204 (49.4%) | 64 (40.8%) | 277 (50.5%) | 1267 (46.4%) | 103 (49.36%) | ||
| Industry | 66 (1.71%) | 2 (0.48%) | 3 (1.91%) | 11 (2.00%) | 50 (1.83%) | 5 (2.12%) | ||
| Government | 109 (2.83%) | 5 (1.215) | 5 (3.18%) | 23 (4.19%) | 76 (2.78%) | 11 (4.66%) | ||
| Private Practice | 1009 (26.2%) | 80 (19.4%) | 36 (22.9%) | 112 (20.4%) | 781 (28.6%) | 58 (24.58%) | ||
| Hospitalist | 683 (17.7%) | 101 (24.5%) | 40 (25.5%) | 103 (18.8%) | 439 (16.1%) | 46 (19.49%) | ||
| Other | 34 (0.88%) | 1 (0.24%) | 3 (1.91%) | 4 (0.73%) | 26 (0.95%) | 3 (1.27%) | ||
| N/A | 20 (0.52%) | 3 (0.73%) | 1 (0.64%) | 1 (0.18%) | 15 (0.55%) | 1 (0.42%) | ||
| Nonprofit | 20 (0.52%0 | 0 (−-) | 1 (0.64%) | 3 (0.55%0 | 16 (0.59%) | 0 (−-) | ||
| Community Hospital | 27 (0.70%) | 4 (0.97%) | 1 (0.64%) | 5 (0.91%) | 17 (0.62%) | 2 (0.85%) | ||
| Career Intention1 | 0.0005 | 0.5440 | ||||||
| Education | 225 (5.85%) | 24 (5.83%) | 12 (7.79%) | 29 (5.33%) | 160 (5.85%) | 9 (3.81%) | ||
| Basic research | 197 (5.12%) | 28 (6.80%) | 1 (0.65%) | 26 (4.78%) | 142 (5.19%) | 15 (6.36%) | ||
| Clinical research | 199 (5.185) | 26 (6.31%) | 13 (8.44%) | 37 (6.80%) | 123 (4.50%) | 16 (6.78%) | ||
| Translational research | 435 (11.3%) | 52 (12.3%) | 21 (13.6%) | 71 (13.1%) | 291 (10.6%) | 25 (10.59%) | ||
| Clinical duties | 2503 (65.1%) | 241 (58.5%) | 87 (56.5%) | 324 (59.7%) | 1851 (67.7%) | 149 (63.14%) | ||
| Therapeutics/diagnostic | 69 (1.80%) | 11 (2.67%) | 2 (1.30%) | 8 (1.47%) | 48 (1.76%) | 4 (1.69%) | ||
| Advocacy | 91 (2.37%) | 9 (2.18%) | 10 (6.49%) | 20 (3.68%) | 52 (1.90%) | 9 (3.81%) | ||
| Administration | 56 (1.46%) | 12 (2.91%) | 5 (3.25%) | 16 (2.94%) | 23 (0.84%) | 5 (2.12%) | ||
| Other | 51 (1.33%) | 7 (1.70%) | 1 (0.65%) | 8 (1.47%) | 35 (1.28%) | 2 (0.85%) | ||
| Specialty2 | < 0.01 | 0.1632 | ||||||
| Allergy and Immunology | 16 (0.42%) | 2 (0.49%) | 0 (−-) | 1 (0.18%) | 13 (0.48%) | 1 (0.43%) | ||
| Anesthesiology | 151 (3.93%) | 18 (4.43%) | 10 (6.41%) | 21 (3.80%) | 102 (3.75%) | 5 (2.17%) | ||
| Colon and Rectal Surgery | 1 (0.03%) | 0 (−-) | 1 (0.03%) | 0 (−-) | 0 (−-) | 0 (−-) | ||
| Dermatology | 94 (2.45%) | 9 (2.22%) | 4 (2.56%) | 16 (2.89%) | 65 (2.39%) | 6 (2.61%) | ||
| Emergency Medicine | 320 (8.34%) | 22 (5.42%) | 10 (6.41%) | 29 (5.24%) | 259 (9.51%) | 17 (7.39%) | ||
| Family Medicine | 285 (7.43%) | 22 (5.42%) | 5 (3.21%) | 29 (5.24%) | 229 (8.41%) | 21 (9.13%) | ||
| Internal Medicine | 351 (9.15%) | 44 (10.8%) | 14 (8.97%) | 52 (9.40%) | 241 (8.85%) | 15 (6.52%) | ||
| Internal Medicine – Cardiology | 135 (3.52%) | 17 (4.19%) | 9 (5.77%) | 40 (7.23%) | 69 (2.53%) | 8 (3.48%) | ||
| Internal Medicine – Endocrinology | 21 (0.83%) | 2 (0.49%) | 0 (−-) | 8 (1.45%) | 22 (0.81%) | 2 (0.87%) | ||
| Internal Medicine – Gastroenterology | 40 (1.04%) | 6 (1.48%) | 2 (1.28%) | 4 (0.72%) | 28 (1.03%) | 2 (0.87%) | ||
| Internal Medicine —Hematology/Oncology | 184 (4.79%) | 35 (8.62%) | 3 (1.92%) | 21 (3.80%) | 125 (4.59%) | 8 (3.48%) | ||
| Internal Medicine – Infectious Disease | 103 (2.68%) | 6 (1.48%) | 5 (3.21%) | 10(1.81%) | 82 (3.01%) | 7 (3.04%) | ||
| Internal Medicine – Pulmonology | 19 (0.50%) | 1 (0.25%) | 0 (−-) | 3 (0.54%) | 4(0.15%) | 0 (−-) | ||
| Internal Medicine – Rheumatology | 8 (0.21%) | 1 (0.25%0 | 0 (−-) | 3 (0.54%0 | 4 (0.15%) | 2 (0.87%) | ||
| Medical Genetics | 18 (0.47%) | 2 (0.49%) | 0 (−-) | 1 (0.18%) | 15 (0.55%) | 1 (0.43%) | ||
| Neurological Surgery | 81 (2.11%) | 9 (2.22%) | 4 (2.56%) | 15 (2.71%) | 53 (1.95%) | 6 (2.61%) | ||
| Neurology | 170 (4.43%) | 18 (4.43%) | 2 (1.28%) | 27 (4.88%) | 123 (4.52%) | 11 (4.78%) | ||
| Nuclear Medicine | 3 (0.08%) | 0 (−-) | 0 (−-) | 0 (−-) | 3 (0.11%) | 0 (−-) | ||
| Obstetrics and Gynecology | 180 (4.69%) | 14 (3.45%) | 11 (7.05%) | 25 (4.52%) | 130 (4.77%) | 16 (6.96%) | ||
| Ophthalmology | 114 (2.97%) | 21 (5.17%) | 0 (−-) | 28 (5.06%) | 65 (2.39%) | 5 (2.17%) | ||
| Orthopedic Surgery | 147 (3.83%) | 14 (3.45%) | 5 (3.21%) | 25 (4.52%) | 103 (3.78%) | 15 (6.52%) | ||
| Otolaryngology | 79 (2.06%) | 7 (1.72%) | 1 (0.64%) | 18 (3.25%) | 53 (1.95%) | 3 (1.30%) | ||
| Pathology | 56 (1.46%) | 6 (1.48%) | 3 (1.92%) | 6 (1.08%) | 41 (1.51%) | 1 (0.43%) | ||
| Pediatrics | 495 (12.90%) | 47 (11.58%) | 26 (16.7%) | 58 (10.5%) | 364 (13.4%) | 27 (11.74%) | ||
| Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 35 (0.91%) | 2 (0.49%) | 2 (1.28%) | 7 (.1.27%) | 24 (0.88%) | 3 (1.30%) | ||
| Plastic Surgery | 40 (1.04%) | 5 (1.23%) | 1 (0.64%) | 2 (0.36%) | 32 (1.18%) | 2 (0.87%) | ||
| Preventative Medicine | 12 (0.31%) | 5 (1.23%) | 1 (0.64%) | 3 (0.54%) | 3 (0.11%) | 1 (0.43%) | ||
| Psychiatry | 114 (2.97%) | 7 (1.72%) | 8 (5.13%) | 14 (2.53%) | 85 (3.12%) | 4 (1.74%) | ||
| Radiation Oncology | 54 (1.41%) | 13 (3.20%) | 5 (3.21%) | 6 (1.08%) | 30 (1.10%) | 1 (0.43%) | ||
| Radiology | 107 (2.79%) | 9 (2.22%) | 4 (2.56%) | 22 (3.98%) | 72 (2.64%) | 2 (0.87%) | ||
| Surgery | 237(6.18%) | 23 (5.67%) | 12 (7.69%) | 34 (6.15%) | 168 (6.17%) | 21 (9.13%) | ||
| Thoracic Surgery | 31 (0.81%) | 1 (0.25%0 | 1 (0.64%) | 8 (1.45%) | 21 (0.77%) | 3 (1.30%) | ||
| Urology | 41 (1.07%) | 5 (1.23%) | 2 (1.28%) | 8 (1.45%) | 26 (0.95%) | 5 (2.17%) | ||
| Other | 85 (2.21%) | 13 (3.20%) | 5 (3.21%) | 11 (1.99%) | 56 (2.06%) | 9 (3.91%) | ||