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Table 3 Career focus and achievements of survey respondents

From: Evaluating factors impacting early career physician-scientists’ decisions to continue research careers in the United States of America

Career Characteristics

Respondents N = 230 (%)

Receipt of Foundation Award During Junior Faculty Appointment

 

Yes

88 (43%)

 

No

142 (57%)

First Position Following Completion of Clinical Training

 

Academic Center (Clinical Position)

19 (8%)

 

Academic Center (Hybrid Research/Clinical Position)

96 (42%)

 

Academic Center (research position)

37 (16%)

 

An Additional Postgraduate Residency/Fellowship

7 (3%)

 

Still in Training (Residency/Fellowship)

58 (25%)

 

Industry (Pharma, Med tech, Digital tech, etc.)

1 (1%)

 

Private practice

2 (1%)

 

Other

10 (4%)

Primary Area of Intended Professional Career Focus

 

Administration

5 (2%)

 

Basic Research

71 (31%)

 

Clinical Duties

21 (9%)

 

Clinical Research

34 (15%)

 

Education

5 (22%)

 

Therapeutics/Diagnostic Development

5 (2%)

 

Translational Research

86 (37%)

 

Other

3 (1%)