Appendix IV: Physician-Scientists Workforce Data

A4-12: Award Rates of Individual NIH Research Project Grant Applicants with Prior K Only 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	87.1%	44.7%	47.6%	46.8%	46.8%	44.7%	26.8%	38.6%	30.2%	39.2%	47.1%	50.6%	46.7%	47.0%	60.7%
PhD	85.9%	35.0%	50.0%	33.3%	39.5%	47.5%	43.7%	30.8%	30.1%	35.5%	42.4%	50.5%	50.0%	52.9%	71.9%
MD/PhD	88.0%	44.8%	43.8%	50.0%	31.6%	41.3%	28.3%	38.9%	45.3%	43.2%	47.1%	44.8%	52.6%	66.7%	68.0%
Veterinarian	87.5%	33.3%	66.7%	50.0%	0.0%	0.0%	25.0%	66.7%	25.0%	42.9%	50.0%	50.0%	50.0%	75.0%	100.0%
Dentist	83.3%	0.0%	50.0%	33.3%	50.0%	0.0%	33.3%	0.0%	33.3%	33.3%	50.0%	40.0%	50.0%	100.0%	0.0%
Other	40.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%
Race/Ethnicity
Asian	88.0%	55.0%	38.9%	35.5%	41.2%	31.3%	41.4%	34.5%	29.6%	38.6%	30.4%	57.1%	49.2%	45.1%	70.5%
Black	85.7%	0.0%	25.0%	50.0%	75.0%	33.3%	0.0%	25.0%	30.0%	55.6%	25.0%	33.3%	66.7%	66.7%	66.7%
Hispanic	80.2%	30.0%	30.0%	60.0%	30.0%	70.0%	27.8%	58.3%	35.7%	25.0%	63.6%	20.0%	50.0%	53.3%	45.5%
Native**	75.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	33.3%	50.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%
White	87.1%	41.2%	50.5%	44.7%	41.1%	44.1%	30.6%	36.4%	34.4%	38.4%	48.9%	47.9%	49.1%	55.2%	70.1%
Gender
Female	85.0%	34.4%	38.1%	48.1%	36.4%	52.0%	37.4%	26.8%	33.0%	35.7%	39.8%	50.0%	49.5%	48.8%	70.1%
Male	87.7%	44.8%	52.1%	42.3%	43.1%	35.9%	28.5%	41.7%	33.6%	40.5%	49.0%	48.7%	48.9%	57.4%	64.3%
Age (6 Age Groups)
30 or less		100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%
31-40		43.4%	52.6%	48.4%	46.8%	37.7%	32.1%	47.5%	24.6%	36.1%	40.0%	50.7%	52.4%	45.6%	72.7%
41-50		32.3%	38.6%	43.9%	38.2%	44.9%	29.9%	34.9%	37.3%	43.6%	45.0%	50.6%	52.7%	60.6%	70.5%
51-60		87.5%	71.4%	0.0%	20.0%	42.9%	50.0%	21.4%	23.1%	43.8%	37.5%	30.0%	38.7%	46.4%	50.0%
61-70		100.0%	100.0%	0.0%	50.0%	100.0%	0.0%	50.0%	0.0%	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%	50.0%	100.0%	0.0%
71+		0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
MD
Female	85.8%	36.8%	42.9%	65.2%	41.7%	53.1%	29.7%	29.6%	33.3%	40.0%	40.0%	53.1%	60.0%	26.3%	56.5%
Male	87.5%	46.4%	51.9%	38.5%	48.1%	39.6%	25.3%	41.9%	28.8%	39.2%	50.0%	48.9%	40.0%	55.3%	62.2%
PhD
Female	83.3%	20.0%	33.3%	18.8%	35.0%	51.9%	50.0%	23.1%	23.3%	34.5%	38.0%	55.1%	49.1%	51.2%	72.7%
Male	88.8%	40.0%	53.8%	50.0%	43.5%	38.5%	34.5%	35.9%	37.5%	36.7%	47.9%	46.0%	50.9%	53.7%	71.0%
MD/PhD
Female	90.7%	37.5%	20.0%	63.6%	25.0%	66.7%	29.4%	15.4%	58.8%	20.0%	45.5%	27.3%	33.3%	66.7%	88.9%
Male	87.4%	47.6%	48.1%	44.4%	33.3%	32.4%	27.8%	46.3%	38.9%	50.0%	47.8%	55.6%	61.5%	66.7%	60.0%
Veterinarian
Female	83.3%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	75.0%	50.0%	50.0%	0.0%	50.0%	50.0%	50.0%	100.0%
Male	90.0%	33.3%	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	33.3%	50.0%	0.0%	40.0%	66.7%	50.0%	50.0%	100.0%	0.0%
Dentist
Female	78.6%	0.0%	50.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	50.0%	100.0%	33.3%	50.0%	100.0%	0.0%
Male	87.5%	0.0%	0.0%	33.3%	50.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	50.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
MD
30 or less		0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
31-40		45.9%	55.9%	42.9%	58.3%	42.4%	23.9%	54.8%	26.1%	43.3%	45.8%	57.1%	57.1%	33.3%	85.7%
41-50		35.5%	35.7%	51.1%	44.9%	44.4%	27.3%	36.7%	32.8%	42.6%	40.0%	56.3%	57.1%	60.0%	52.2%
51-60		80.0%	66.7%	0.0%	0.0%	50.0%	50.0%	9.1%	30.0%	33.3%	33.3%	30.8%	33.3%	50.0%	44.4%
61-70		100.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	50.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
71+		0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
PhD
30 or less		100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%
31-40		40.0%	20.0%	35.7%	34.8%	45.0%	46.2%	36.7%	22.2%	29.7%	36.1%	48.7%	53.5%	44.1%	68.0%
41-50		16.7%	54.5%	38.5%	42.9%	50.0%	39.1%	25.0%	36.6%	40.9%	47.5%	51.4%	47.5%	62.1%	81.8%
51-60		100.0%	66.7%	0.0%	25.0%	60.0%	40.0%	50.0%	0.0%	50.0%	50.0%	20.0%	50.0%	16.7%	71.4%
61-70		0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%	50.0%	100.0%	0.0%
71+		0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
MD/PhD
30 or less		0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
31-40		33.3%	52.9%	64.7%	46.2%	27.3%	21.1%	50.0%	33.3%	33.3%	37.5%	57.1%	40.0%	83.3%	60.0%
41-50		41.2%	33.3%	38.1%	21.7%	46.4%	26.9%	40.0%	46.7%	50.0%	52.9%	40.0%	57.9%	57.9%	85.7%
51-60		100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	50.0%	20.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	50.0%	37.5%	75.0%	0.0%
61-70		0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
71+		0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Veterinarian
30 or less		0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
31-40		50.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	66.7%	0.0%	50.0%	50.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
41-50		0.0%	50.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	50.0%	33.3%	66.7%	0.0%	50.0%	0.0%	66.7%	100.0%
51-60		0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%
61-70		0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
71+		0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Dentist
30 or less		0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
31-40		0.0%	100.0%	50.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	50.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%
41-50		0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	50.0%	0.0%	50.0%	33.3%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%
51-60		0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
61-70		0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
71+		0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Other
30 or less		0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
31-40		0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
41-50		0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
51-60		0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%
61-70		0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
71+		0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
MD
Asian	86.4%	50.0%	44.4%	45.5%	30.0%	41.2%	28.6%	28.6%	27.8%	42.3%	17.6%	57.9%	50.0%	16.7%	70.6%
Black	73.3%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	50.0%	0.0%	66.7%	100.0%	0.0%
Hispanic	80.5%	60.0%	66.7%	66.7%	25.0%	66.7%	27.3%	83.3%	66.7%	50.0%	33.3%	0.0%	71.4%	60.0%	20.0%
Native**	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	50.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%
White	88.6%	41.7%	45.6%	45.9%	50.0%	44.3%	27.3%	37.1%	28.8%	36.9%	50.7%	50.0%	42.9%	51.2%	69.2%
PhD
Asian	87.7%	0.0%	100.0%	22.2%	54.5%	20.0%	44.4%	42.1%	30.0%	25.0%	27.8%	64.5%	53.6%	45.5%	73.3%
Black	94.7%	0.0%	0.0%	66.7%	66.7%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	33.3%	50.0%	0.0%	16.7%	66.7%	50.0%	100.0%
Hispanic	76.3%	0.0%	50.0%	0.0%	33.3%	75.0%	50.0%	0.0%	33.3%	14.3%	66.7%	33.3%	41.7%	37.5%	80.0%
Native**	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
White	85.6%	46.7%	53.8%	40.0%	32.0%	48.3%	45.7%	30.0%	31.3%	40.0%	51.0%	46.9%	51.0%	53.5%	70.3%
MD/PhD
Asian	89.8%	75.0%	28.6%	40.0%	33.3%	20.0%	50.0%	35.7%	35.7%	43.8%	50.0%	27.3%	45.5%	62.5%	66.7%
Black	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	33.3%	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic	88.2%	0.0%	0.0%	80.0%	33.3%	100.0%	0.0%	33.3%	25.0%	33.3%	100.0%	0.0%	33.3%	100.0%	0.0%
Native**	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
White	86.3%	38.9%	60.0%	45.5%	28.6%	46.9%	18.8%	38.9%	51.6%	43.5%	40.0%	50.0%	63.6%	68.8%	72.7%
Veterinarian
Asian	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	66.7%	50.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Black	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Native**	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
White	84.6%	33.3%	66.7%	50.0%	0.0%	0.0%	25.0%	75.0%	33.3%	25.0%	0.0%	33.3%	50.0%	75.0%	100.0%
Dentist
Asian	85.7%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%
Black	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic	75.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	50.0%	100.0%	0.0%
Native**	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
White	88.2%	0.0%	100.0%	50.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	50.0%	100.0%	0.0%	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.

A4-12.1: Award Rates of Individual NIH Research Project Grant Applicants with Prior K Only: MD, PhD, and MD/PhD Degrees (FY1999-2012) A4-12.2: Award Rates of Individual NIH Research Project Grant Applicants with Prior K Only: MD and MD/PhD Degrees (FY1999-2012) A4-12.3: Award Rates of Individual NIH Research Project Grant Applicants with Prior K Only: by Race/Ethnicity (FY1999-2012) A4-12.4: Award Rates of Individual NIH Research Project Grant Applicants with Prior K Only: by URM (Non-Asian) (FY1999-2012) A4-12.5: Award Rates of Individual NIH Research Project Grant Applicants with Prior K Only: by Gender (FY1999-2012) A4-12.6: Award Rates of Individual NIH Research Project Grant Applicants with Prior K Only: by Gender (MD Degree) (FY1999-2012) A4-12.7: Award Rates of Individual NIH Research Project Grant Applicants with Prior K Only: by Gender (PhD Degree) (FY1999-2012) A4-12.8: Award Rates of Individual NIH Research Project Grant Applicants with Prior K Only: by Gender (MD/PhD Degree) (FY1999-2012) A4-12.9: Award Rates of Individual NIH Research Project Grant Applicants with Prior K Only: by Age (MD Degree, 6 Age Groups) (FY1999-2012) A4-12.10: Award Rates of Individual NIH Research Project Grant Applicants with Prior K Only: by Age (PhD Degree, 6 Age Groups) (FY1999-2012) A4-12.11: Award Rates of Individual NIH Research Project Grant Applicants with Prior K Only: by Age (MD/PhD Degree, 6 Age Groups) (FY1999-2012) A4-12.12: Award Rates of Individual NIH Research Project Grant Applicants with Prior K Only: by Race/Ethnicity (MD Degree) (FY1999-2012)

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