Appendix IV: Physician-Scientists Workforce Data

A1-9: Individual NIH Career Development Award (K) Rejected Applicants, Subsequent RPG Success Rate, by Degree, Race/Ethnicity and Gender (Fiscal Years 1999 - 2012)

Degree	Total	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
MD	42.0%	49.8%	56.7%	55.0%	48.1%	51.5%	39.9%	36.1%	38.0%	32.0%	23.2%	19.0%	21.2%	12.5%	8.3%
PhD	32.4%	49.4%	40.6%	46.4%	43.3%	42.6%	41.0%	40.6%	35.9%	28.6%	22.2%	13.3%	10.5%	7.5%	4.0%
MD/PhD	49.0%	60.9%	57.1%	56.0%	53.1%	54.1%	50.9%	44.2%	36.1%	38.8%	28.9%	29.0%	23.7%	17.2%	12.8%
Veterinarian	29.0%	50.0%	50.0%	56.3%	36.4%	14.3%	33.3%	36.4%	23.5%	30.0%	14.3%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Dentist	42.3%	50.0%	80.0%	66.7%	44.4%	20.0%	62.5%	14.3%	29.4%	9.1%	50.0%	25.0%	33.3%	0.0%	0.0%
Other	18.4%	0.0%	0.0%	33.3%	33.3%	50.0%	50.0%	33.3%	50.0%	0.0%	25.0%	16.7%	10.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Race/Ethnicity
Asian	36.9%	44.1%	54.6%	52.2%	50.3%	54.1%	45.2%	43.0%	36.8%	29.2%	25.5%	15.6%	18.5%	7.4%	5.7%
Black	21.7%	30.4%	25.0%	37.9%	18.8%	22.9%	22.5%	34.4%	27.3%	25.4%	13.2%	7.9%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic	33.9%	50.0%	50.0%	51.9%	40.0%	42.1%	29.2%	26.3%	29.8%	32.5%	22.6%	23.1%	22.7%	10.7%	6.9%
Native**	52.2%	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	33.3%	40.0%	100.0%	0.0%	66.7%	100.0%	100.0%	50.0%	0.0%	0.0%
White	42.1%	56.9%	53.3%	54.6%	49.3%	48.8%	45.4%	41.5%	38.7%	32.8%	25.0%	18.8%	14.6%	11.9%	5.3%
Other	33.0%	25.0%	57.1%	37.5%	44.4%	50.0%	40.0%	30.0%	30.8%	26.7%	6.7%	14.3%	11.1%	33.3%	12.5%
Gender
Female	34.2%	52.3%	46.9%	51.5%	42.9%	43.1%	39.8%	35.0%	33.1%	27.9%	23.8%	14.6%	15.2%	7.9%	4.1%
Male	40.9%	51.6%	53.5%	52.5%	50.0%	51.4%	45.3%	42.8%	39.2%	33.2%	23.4%	19.2%	14.0%	10.5%	7.3%
MD
Female	38.6%	59.0%	54.4%	54.4%	41.8%	50.0%	40.3%	35.4%	35.6%	28.9%	22.5%	16.3%	23.2%	11.8%	0.0%
Male	44.2%	46.4%	58.6%	55.2%	51.3%	52.6%	39.7%	36.9%	39.6%	33.6%	23.6%	21.2%	20.0%	13.1%	14.9%
PhD
Female	31.0%	44.8%	35.5%	48.7%	42.0%	39.9%	39.6%	35.0%	33.0%	26.9%	24.0%	12.9%	11.5%	6.7%	4.1%
Male	34.0%	52.9%	45.2%	43.7%	44.9%	45.5%	42.9%	46.5%	39.7%	30.5%	20.8%	13.5%	9.8%	8.3%	4.1%
MD/PhD
Female	45.0%	55.0%	64.3%	57.1%	55.0%	45.0%	40.0%	38.5%	31.6%	33.3%	28.0%	22.9%	27.8%	15.0%	11.8%
Male	50.7%	63.6%	55.2%	55.7%	52.9%	58.7%	55.3%	47.0%	38.0%	41.3%	29.5%	31.8%	21.7%	18.4%	13.3%
Veterinarian
Female	20.7%	50.0%	71.4%	40.0%	0.0%	0.0%	28.6%	10.0%	11.1%	28.6%	20.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Male	36.8%	50.0%	33.3%	83.3%	100.0%	40.0%	37.5%	58.3%	37.5%	30.8%	11.1%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Dentist
Female	40.0%	100.0%	66.7%	66.7%	50.0%	50.0%	50.0%	20.0%	16.7%	14.3%	0.0%	20.0%	25.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Male	44.6%	33.3%	100.0%	66.7%	42.9%	0.0%	75.0%	11.1%	36.4%	0.0%	66.7%	33.3%	50.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Other
Female	20.8%	0.0%	0.0%	50.0%	50.0%	50.0%	50.0%	50.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Male	14.3%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	33.3%	20.0%	0.0%	0.0%

⁺ The first K99 awards were made in 2007.
*Data suppressed to avoid the disclosure of confidential information. Series with three or more suppressed data points are not displayed on the corresponding graph.
**Native refers to American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islanders.

A1-9.1: Individual NIH Career Development Award (K) Rejected Applicants, Subsequent RPG Success Rate, PhD, MD and MD/PhD Degree (FY1999-2012)