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Table 5 Specialty distribution of respondents considering leaving research careers

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

Specialty groupings

Respondents N = 114 (%)

Primary Care/Medicine-Based Subspecialties

78 (68%)

Surgical Subspecialties

6 (5%)

Diagnostics

30 (26%)

Acute Care Subspecialties

1 (1%)

  1. This table summarizes the distribution of respondents considering leaving research careers across various specialty subgroupings. A detailed breakdown of specialties within each subgroup is provided in supplemental Table 4