Physician-Scientist Workforce (PSW) Report 2014

Appendix IV: Physician-Scientists Workforce Data

A3-6: Award Rates of Individual NIH Research Project Grant Applicants with No Prior MSTP by Degree, Race/Ethnicity Gender, and Age (Fiscal Years 1999 - 2012)

Degree	Total	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
MD	45.1%	33.7%	30.9%	33.4%	32.7%	31.3%	25.2%	24.8%	22.0%	23.3%	25.8%	25.2%	23.2%	22.7%	21.7%
PhD	47.3%	31.3%	30.8%	31.7%	30.2%	29.9%	24.7%	22.6%	20.6%	23.0%	23.0%	22.5%	21.9%	20.4%	21.3%
MD/PhD	55.6%	37.9%	36.0%	37.1%	35.0%	33.8%	28.7%	25.7%	22.9%	25.0%	25.4%	24.4%	25.0%	23.0%	22.9%
Veterinarian	42.6%	28.6%	37.4%	30.9%	26.0%	25.8%	22.3%	25.5%	20.0%	17.9%	21.7%	16.2%	18.6%	18.4%	17.2%
Dentist	49.9%	23.1%	33.1%	33.8%	29.5%	23.5%	35.6%	21.5%	20.9%	23.4%	18.4%	18.9%	19.6%	23.3%	15.4%
Race/Ethnicity
Asian	48.3%	31.0%	28.8%	30.1%	28.8%	28.7%	25.1%	21.7%	20.3%	21.2%	23.3%	22.0%	21.8%	19.8%	19.5%
Black	29.9%	20.7%	24.7%	18.7%	25.0%	19.2%	16.6%	13.6%	13.3%	14.4%	15.7%	17.3%	16.1%	12.7%	15.5%
Hispanic	45.4%	32.0%	33.9%	33.5%	28.8%	31.0%	23.5%	22.2%	18.4%	21.4%	22.2%	23.6%	21.9%	18.8%	17.8%
Native**	41.1%	33.3%	29.5%	21.1%	23.7%	22.4%	24.5%	18.2%	25.6%	18.2%	16.3%	13.5%	21.2%	18.2%	17.9%
White	52.5%	33.8%	33.0%	34.5%	32.9%	31.8%	26.2%	24.6%	22.3%	24.9%	25.3%	24.9%	24.4%	22.4%	23.1%
Gender
Female	43.8%	31.9%	31.2%	32.2%	29.5%	30.4%	24.6%	23.2%	20.4%	22.1%	23.6%	22.3%	21.0%	19.4%	20.4%
Male	48.2%	33.4%	32.4%	33.4%	32.1%	30.8%	25.7%	23.5%	21.5%	23.7%	23.7%	23.2%	22.8%	20.7%	20.9%
MD
Female	43.0%	31.3%	31.7%	36.0%	30.3%	33.3%	24.1%	24.7%	21.9%	22.6%	25.3%	25.6%	23.1%	22.0%	23.0%
Male	47.5%	35.4%	31.9%	33.6%	33.9%	31.3%	25.7%	24.9%	22.2%	23.8%	26.2%	25.0%	23.5%	23.1%	21.2%
PhD
Female	46.1%	31.7%	30.7%	31.3%	29.7%	29.9%	24.6%	23.0%	20.1%	22.5%	23.3%	22.2%	21.0%	19.6%	20.8%
Male	49.6%	32.0%	31.7%	32.6%	30.8%	30.2%	24.9%	22.6%	21.1%	23.5%	23.1%	22.8%	22.7%	20.9%	21.8%
MD/PhD
Female	54.3%	39.0%	36.4%	37.6%	29.6%	34.6%	27.1%	23.7%	23.1%	21.7%	25.0%	24.0%	22.9%	24.0%	23.8%
Male	57.1%	38.2%	36.4%	37.4%	36.5%	33.9%	29.4%	26.4%	23.0%	26.0%	25.6%	24.6%	25.7%	22.7%	22.7%
Veterinarian
Female	37.8%	35.6%	41.5%	23.9%	33.3%	17.2%	19.8%	31.9%	15.9%	8.9%	20.9%	8.5%	15.5%	12.5%	15.1%
Male	45.7%	27.3%	36.7%	33.6%	23.7%	29.6%	22.6%	23.1%	21.5%	22.0%	21.6%	19.2%	19.8%	20.7%	18.3%
Dentist
Female	46.2%	17.2%	31.3%	31.6%	27.3%	25.6%	44.2%	14.8%	16.9%	25.8%	25.7%	20.4%	23.7%	17.6%	15.9%
Male	52.9%	25.0%	34.7%	34.9%	31.4%	23.2%	33.8%	24.1%	22.7%	22.1%	15.0%	18.4%	17.5%	26.7%	15.1%
MD
21-35		35.7%	25.8%	34.6%	25.9%	19.6%	22.7%	19.6%	17.0%	12.7%	25.9%	19.2%	22.9%	23.5%	11.4%
36-55		35.1%	33.3%	35.0%	33.8%	33.0%	26.5%	27.1%	23.0%	24.4%	26.2%	26.2%	24.5%	23.9%	23.3%
56-70		34.2%	28.4%	34.2%	33.4%	30.3%	24.7%	21.1%	24.0%	24.1%	26.6%	24.2%	23.0%	23.7%	21.1%
71-86+		20.0%	31.8%	13.5%	24.5%	17.9%	17.3%	17.6%	13.6%	16.5%	7.8%	16.5%	14.9%	19.6%	20.9%
PhD
21-35		36.3%	34.5%	35.6%	35.9%	33.4%	27.7%	24.1%	22.4%	20.9%	25.9%	23.9%	22.8%	23.0%	22.5%
36-55		33.0%	32.3%	33.2%	31.0%	30.8%	25.6%	23.6%	21.6%	24.6%	23.7%	23.4%	23.1%	21.7%	22.6%
56-70		24.6%	27.0%	28.7%	26.1%	26.5%	22.0%	20.0%	19.3%	20.7%	20.9%	20.9%	19.8%	18.7%	20.4%
71-86+		21.3%	18.3%	25.7%	18.0%	24.3%	20.7%	14.8%	15.9%	15.4%	16.4%	15.2%	18.8%	15.2%	16.3%
MD/PhD
21-35		37.6%	34.7%	32.8%	42.6%	28.6%	27.7%	22.1%	24.1%	26.4%	22.5%	22.9%	29.2%	20.0%	8.1%
36-55		39.9%	37.7%	39.2%	35.9%	34.9%	29.4%	26.3%	23.4%	25.7%	26.4%	24.4%	25.7%	23.2%	22.4%
56-70		36.3%	32.9%	33.5%	32.7%	30.6%	27.9%	26.0%	22.9%	24.1%	24.2%	25.9%	26.6%	24.1%	25.5%
71-86+		25.9%	36.8%	31.4%	20.5%	35.3%	16.0%	21.0%	17.2%	20.0%	19.7%	17.3%	16.5%	18.3%	17.8%
Veterinarian
21-35		33.3%	42.9%	33.3%	33.3%	12.5%	50.0%	60.0%	28.6%	10.0%	0.0%	0.0%	30.0%	0.0%	0.0%
36-55		30.6%	38.3%	29.5%	26.5%	29.4%	20.5%	23.6%	17.5%	19.2%	21.7%	16.6%	17.1%	20.4%	18.5%
56-70		27.6%	31.3%	32.3%	27.8%	22.5%	23.4%	30.0%	26.7%	16.3%	24.1%	20.8%	26.2%	16.4%	15.5%
71-86+		0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	66.7%	0.0%	20.0%	0.0%	33.3%	0.0%	0.0%	11.1%	0.0%	20.0%
Dentist
21-35		11.1%	42.9%	50.0%	37.5%	50.0%	25.0%	28.6%	0.0%	10.0%	0.0%	33.3%	36.4%	20.0%	0.0%
36-55		20.7%	36.2%	31.8%	32.5%	22.8%	37.5%	22.4%	22.7%	25.5%	20.0%	22.9%	21.2%	21.2%	15.6%
56-70		35.3%	20.8%	47.6%	20.8%	25.9%	22.2%	23.7%	25.7%	14.6%	21.3%	10.4%	18.0%	32.8%	22.2%
71-86+		0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	33.3%	0.0%	33.3%	0.0%	33.3%	0.0%

*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.

A3-6.1: Award Rates of Individual NIH Research Project Grant Applicants with No Prior MSTP- MD, PhD, and MD/PhD Degrees (FY1999-2012)