Table 5 Perceptions of research feasibility and the importance of mentoring
From: Factors associated with underrepresented minority physician scientist trainee career choices
| Total, n (%) | Asian or Pacific Islander, n (%) |
Black or African American, n (%) | Multiracial or Other, n (%) |
White, n (%) | P-value | Hispanic, n (%) | Hispanic P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| How feasible is a research intense career in acute care medicine specialties? | 0.0315 | 0.4490 | ||||||
| Highly feasible | 244 (6.33%) | 18 (4.41%) | 12 (7.64%) | 41 (7.43%) | 173 (6.32%) | 15 (6.44%) | ||
| Feasible | 1234 (32.0%) | 149 (36.5%) | 49 (31.2%) | 177 (32.1%) | 859 (31.4%) | 78 (33.48%) | ||
| Difficult | 1605 (41.6%) | 176 (43.1%) | 74 (47.1%) | 209 (37.9%) | 1146 (41.8%) | 103 (44.21%) | ||
| Highly difficult | 711 (18.4%) | 59 (14.5%) | 22 (14.0%) | 119 (21.6%) | 511 (18.7%) | 32 (13.73% | ||
| Impossible | 62 (1.61%) | 6 (1.47%) | 0 (−-) | 6 (1.09%) | 50 (1.83%) | 5 (2.15%) | ||
| TOTAL | 3856 (100%) | 408 (100%) | 157 (100%) | 552 (100%) | 2739 (100%) | 233 (100%) | ||
| How feasible is a research intense career in surgical specialties? | 0.0538 | 0.7247 | ||||||
| Highly feasible | 253 (6.56%) | 30 (7.35%) | 7 (4.46%) | 48 (8.71%) | 168 (6.13%) | 17 (7.33%) | ||
| Feasible | 1169 (30.3%) | 114 (27.9%) | 55 (35.0%) | 157 (28.5%) | 843 (30.8%) | 64 (27.59%) | ||
| Difficult | 1350 (35.0%) | 140 (34.3%) | 61 (38.9%) | 168 (30.5%) | 981 (35.8%) | 79 (34.05%) | ||
| Highly difficult | 947 (24.6%) | 107 (26.3%) | 29 (18.5%) | 157 (28.5%) | 654 (23.9%) | 61 (26.29%_ | ||
| Impossible | 137 (3.55%) | 17 (4.17%) | 5 (3.18%) | 21 (3.81%) | 94 (3.43%) | 11 (4.74%) | ||
| TOTAL | 3856 (100%) | 408 (100%) | 157 (100%) | 551 (100%) | 2704 (100%) | 232 (100%_ | ||
| Can you currently identify a mentor(s) who has helped you progress toward &/or achieve your career goals? | 0.1445 | 0.6488 | ||||||
| Yes | 2890 (76.3%) | 322 (78.9%) | 125 (82.2%) | 409 (76.5%) | 2034 (75.5%) | 181 (77.7%) | ||
| No | 898 (23.7%) | 86 (21.1%) | 27 (17.8%) | 126 (23.6%) | 659 (24.5%) | 52 (22.3%) | ||
| TOTAL | 3788 (100%) | 408 (100%) | 152 (100%) | 535 (100%) | 2693 (100%) | 233 (100%) | ||
| How important has mentorship been in your training thus far? | <.0001 | 0.3868 | ||||||
| Very important | 1274 (44.5%) | 145 (45.6%) | 72 (57.6%) | 214 (52.5%) | 843 (41.8%) | 89 (50.3%) | ||
| Somewhat important | 1267 (44.2%) | 129 (40.6%) | 50 (40.0%) | 159 (39.0%) | 929 (46.1%) | 68 (38.4%) | ||
| Not very important | 300 (10.5%) | 42 (13.2%) | 3 (2.40%) | 32 (7.48%) | 223 (11.1%) | 18 (10.17%) | ||
| Not at all important | 25 (0.87%) | 2 (0.63%) | 0 (−-) | 3 (0.74%) | 20 (0.99%) | 2 (1.13%) | ||
| TOTAL | 2866 (100%) | 318 (100%) | 125 (100%) | 408 (100%) | 2015 (100%) | 177 (100%_ | ||
| How much importance is given to talents/accomplishments when recruiting applicants for jobs and/or positions in science and medicine? | 0.0405 | <.0001 | ||||||
| A great deal of importance | 1170 (30.9%) | 152 (37.4%) | 49 (32.0%) | 174 (32.5%) | 795 (29.5%) | 70 (30.2%) | ||
| A lot of importance | 1835 (48.5%) | 181 (44.5%) | 66 (43.1%) | 256 (47.9%) | 1332 (49.5%) | 110 (47.4%) | ||
| Moderate amount of importance | 719 (19.0%) | 70 (17.2%) | 36 (23.5%) | 95 (17.8%) | 518 (19.3%) | 46 (19.8%) | ||
| Little importance | 60 (1.58%) | 3 (0.74%) | 2 (1.31%) | 9 (1.68%) | 46 (1.71%) | 3 (1.29%) | ||
| None at all | 2 (0.05%) | 1 (0.25%) | 0 (−-) | 1 (0.19%) | 0 (−-) | 3 (1.29%) | ||
| TOTAL | 3786 (100%) | 407 (100%) | 153 (100%) | 535 (100%) | 2691 (100%) | 232 (100%) | ||
| How much importance is given to connections/networking when recruiting applicants for jobs and/or positions in science and medicine? | 0.0053 | |||||||
| A great deal of importance | 1223 (32.3%) | 152 (37.3%) | 67 (44.1%) | 213 (39.8%) | 791 (29.4%) | 101 (43.2%) | ||
| A lot of importance | 1603 (42.3%) | 157 (38.5%) | 54 (35.5%) | 205 (38.3%) | 1187 (44.0%) | 87 (37.2%) | ||
| Moderate amount of importance | 844 (22.3%) | 86 (21.1%) | 27 (17.8%) | 96 (17.9%) | 635 (23.6%) | 43 (18.4%) | ||
| Little importance | 118 (3.11%) | 12 (2.94%) | 4 (2.63%) | 21 (3.93%) | 81 (3.01%) | 3 (1.28%) | ||
| TOTAL | 3790 (100%) | 408 (100%) | 152 (100%) | 535 (100%) | 2695 (100%) | 234 (100%) | ||