Appendix IV: Physician-Scientists Workforce Data

A4-9: Award Rates of Individual NIH Research Project Grant Applicants with Prior R01 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	84.2%	48.3%	43.0%	47.3%	45.6%	42.4%	38.5%	34.6%	31.1%	31.7%	33.2%	32.4%	30.4%	29.8%	28.7%
PhD	87.7%	45.8%	44.3%	45.2%	42.3%	42.0%	35.8%	31.4%	28.9%	32.3%	30.6%	30.8%	31.0%	29.0%	31.2%
MD/PhD	86.3%	48.9%	47.8%	48.6%	43.5%	46.5%	37.7%	34.5%	29.8%	32.4%	32.1%	31.4%	33.8%	30.5%	30.4%
Veterinarian	77.7%	37.9%	48.4%	44.3%	44.9%	41.9%	33.0%	34.0%	34.0%	34.1%	27.1%	24.0%	26.8%	25.2%	24.4%
Dentist	82.3%	40.5%	43.1%	40.4%	34.5%	39.3%	40.0%	30.6%	34.8%	29.5%	28.4%	27.3%	20.0%	30.3%	26.7%
Other	65.0%	100.0%	0.0%	66.7%	50.0%	100.0%	33.3%	0.0%	33.3%	20.0%	0.0%	50.0%	33.3%	27.3%	33.3%
Race/Ethnicity
Asian	81.2%	44.2%	37.3%	39.9%	39.4%	40.4%	34.4%	30.7%	26.9%	30.1%	29.2%	27.9%	29.4%	28.5%	28.0%
Black	73.4%	47.9%	47.2%	37.1%	48.5%	27.5%	33.7%	25.7%	24.1%	28.7%	24.3%	20.2%	26.2%	22.3%	26.9%
Hispanic	81.0%	47.2%	43.9%	51.4%	38.3%	47.3%	34.5%	31.4%	24.7%	33.5%	27.7%	35.9%	30.1%	26.5%	26.7%
Native**	90.7%	33.3%	50.0%	20.0%	50.0%	50.0%	50.0%	37.5%	53.8%	16.7%	27.3%	10.0%	30.8%	20.0%	25.0%
White	88.3%	47.1%	45.8%	47.1%	43.9%	43.5%	37.1%	33.0%	30.3%	32.8%	31.9%	31.8%	32.1%	29.7%	31.3%
Gender
Female	83.0%	45.0%	44.7%	44.9%	40.7%	43.3%	35.0%	32.9%	29.6%	31.6%	32.0%	31.4%	31.5%	30.3%	30.9%
Male	88.0%	47.2%	44.8%	46.5%	43.7%	42.8%	37.1%	32.4%	29.5%	32.5%	30.9%	31.0%	31.3%	29.0%	30.5%
Age (6 Age Groups)
30 or less		20.0%	40.0%	66.7%	100.0%	60.0%	20.0%	0.0%	66.7%	16.7%	50.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	66.7%
31-40		52.5%	46.5%	47.9%	42.4%	45.2%	37.5%	35.8%	28.7%	34.9%	37.7%	34.4%	34.0%	36.3%	38.8%
41-50		48.2%	46.3%	47.8%	45.0%	44.3%	37.5%	34.5%	30.3%	34.0%	33.2%	33.5%	34.9%	31.4%	33.4%
51-60		44.8%	43.6%	44.5%	41.8%	42.5%	36.8%	31.1%	29.9%	31.8%	30.3%	30.5%	31.1%	29.4%	30.2%
61-70		42.4%	40.0%	44.8%	40.7%	36.7%	32.4%	28.1%	27.7%	27.5%	26.8%	28.0%	26.5%	24.4%	25.5%
71+		40.3%	46.8%	39.2%	34.9%	37.8%	31.1%	24.6%	23.4%	23.3%	18.9%	19.3%	20.7%	19.8%	21.8%
MD
Female	77.2%	42.0%	46.9%	50.9%	38.9%	43.1%	38.9%	34.1%	29.7%	30.0%	33.7%	32.3%	32.6%	31.1%	32.4%
Male	86.0%	49.3%	42.3%	46.7%	46.8%	42.2%	38.4%	34.7%	31.4%	32.2%	33.1%	32.5%	29.8%	29.4%	27.6%
PhD
Female	84.4%	44.4%	44.0%	43.2%	41.2%	42.5%	34.4%	32.6%	29.7%	32.6%	31.7%	31.6%	30.7%	29.5%	31.4%
Male	89.1%	46.3%	44.4%	45.8%	42.7%	41.8%	36.4%	30.9%	28.6%	32.2%	30.1%	30.5%	31.1%	28.8%	31.1%
MD/PhD
Female	83.0%	52.4%	47.5%	52.4%	38.2%	48.0%	34.1%	33.4%	29.5%	28.9%	32.3%	30.3%	34.2%	35.1%	27.1%
Male	87.0%	48.4%	47.9%	48.0%	44.5%	46.2%	38.4%	34.7%	29.9%	33.2%	32.0%	31.7%	33.7%	29.4%	31.1%
Veterinarian
Female	60.0%	50.0%	42.9%	23.1%	66.7%	47.1%	37.5%	31.3%	25.0%	9.1%	38.9%	16.7%	29.4%	15.8%	22.6%
Male	83.1%	34.8%	50.0%	50.0%	38.9%	40.6%	31.9%	34.6%	36.6%	42.0%	24.4%	25.6%	26.3%	27.3%	25.0%
Dentist
Female	71.4%	28.6%	44.4%	20.0%	27.3%	45.5%	66.7%	25.0%	20.0%	25.0%	28.6%	25.0%	38.9%	22.2%	28.6%
Male	84.9%	44.1%	42.9%	45.9%	36.4%	38.0%	34.0%	31.7%	37.5%	30.2%	28.3%	27.8%	13.5%	32.8%	26.2%
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		52.9%	41.2%	50.7%	39.7%	37.5%	40.0%	36.7%	20.4%	32.2%	39.3%	27.3%	30.0%	30.6%	27.1%
41-50		48.5%	43.9%	51.1%	46.8%	45.1%	41.2%	38.1%	33.8%	33.3%	35.0%	34.0%	32.7%	28.9%	31.8%
51-60		47.7%	46.8%	42.9%	45.0%	41.0%	37.9%	34.5%	31.1%	30.7%	33.6%	33.8%	31.8%	31.4%	29.3%
61-70		48.8%	32.0%	50.0%	48.5%	39.3%/	35.2%	25.4%	30.8%	30.2%	30.5%	29.7%	27.7%	28.0%	24.3%
71+		40.9%	43.8%	21.4%	40.6%	29.0%	26.7%	20.0%	20.0%	23.3%	9.8%	19.2%	18.2%	22.6%	26.5%
PhD
30 or less		20.0%	40.0%	66.7%	100.0%	50.0%	0.0%	0.0%	66.7%	16.7%	50.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	50.0%
31-40		53.1%	45.0%	47.6%	44.0%	45.8%	37.0%	35.3%	28.6%	34.2%	37.2%	35.6%	33.6%	35.8%	39.9%
41-50		46.9%	46.7%	46.4%	43.7%	42.1%	36.5%	32.5%	29.1%	34.8%	31.8%	33.2%	35.3%	32.0%	34.5%
51-60		44.5%	41.7%	44.1%	41.1%	42.5%	36.3%	30.2%	29.9%	31.6%	30.1%	29.8%	29.5%	27.9%	29.8%
61-70		37.5%	42.9%	41.9%	37.9%	35.9%/	31.2%	27.4%	26.5%	27.1%	26.0%	26.9%	25.7%	23.6%	25.7%
71+		42.4%	42.1%	51.0%	36.4%	37.5%	36.8%	25.6%	26.4%	22.3%	20.9%	18.3%	23.8%	18.8%	20.7%
MD/PhD
30 or less		0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
31-40		51.1%	54.3%	47.0%	38.4%	47.2%	39.2%	38.3%	33.7%	43.7%	40.0%	27.3%	44.3%	47.9%	42.6%
41-50		52.3%	47.4%	50.4%	47.5%	49.5%	37.8%	37.6%	31.2%	32.3%	36.7%	34.0%	35.8%	31.5%	30.9%
51-60		44.4%	49.1%	49.0%	41.1%	44.2%	37.8%	31.7%	28.8%	33.6%	28.7%	30.7%	36.1%	32.1%	31.9%
61-70		47.1%	39.3%	43.2%	40.3%	38.4%	33.9%	32.2%	26.7%	26.6%	26.7%	30.9%	27.6%	24.4%	26.0%
71+		35.3%	58.3%	36.0%	29.0%	44.1%	21.4%	27.7%	23.3%	22.6%	22.8%	21.7%	17.7%	18.8%	19.4%
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%	37.5%	66.7%	20.0%	44.4%	25.0%	50.0%	50.0%	75.0%	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%	50.0%	0.0%
41-50		52.2%	50.0%	25.0%	43.3%	53.8%	27.8%	36.8%	24.5%	34.2%	22.5%	22.0%	27.5%	29.0%	26.5%
51-60		28.6%	45.0%	40.0%	63.2%	36.4%	44.4%	21.9%	30.6%	32.4%	27.3%	24.3%	25.6%	22.7%	26.4%
61-70		16.7%	75.0%	77.8%	33.3%	9.1%	25.0%	38.5%	81.8%	23.1%	33.3%	35.7%	35.0%	22.2%	20.0%
71+		0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	33.3%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	20.0%	0.0%	20.0%
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%	0.0%	25.0%	60.0%	33.3%	100.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
41-50		41.2%	40.0%	35.3%	33.3%	44.0%	42.9%	33.3%	30.0%	33.3%	33.3%	56.3%	18.8%	14.3%	21.7%
51-60		35.3%	38.1%	38.1%	32.0%	37.5%	29.2%	29.6%	35.3%	26.9%	28.6%	17.2%	21.4%	40.6%	35.3%
61-70		66.7%	66.7%	80.0%	75.0%	40.0%	33.3%	27.3%	42.9%	27.3%	21.4%	15.4%	31.3%	29.4%	27.3%
71+		0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	50.0%	0.0%	50.0%	0.0%	50.0%	0.0%
MD
Asian	75.1%	61.4%	45.5%	42.1%	51.1%	43.5%	40.9%	36.3%	27.4%	29.3%	31.3%	29.4%	26.8%	27.2%	28.3%
Black	77.3%	37.5%	50.0%	28.6%	50.0%	26.3%	50.0%	35.3%	22.2%	36.8%	20.0%	21.1%	41.7%	24.1%	27.3%
Hispanic	79.9%	45.5%	52.6%	55.6%	33.3%	45.5%	27.3%	30.4%	30.6%	29.3%	30.6%	42.0%	24.6%	19.8%	27.3%
Native**	66.7%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	66.7%	0.0%	50.0%	0.0%	50.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	50.0%	50.0%
White	86.0%	47.7%	42.6%	47.7%	45.6%	42.5%	38.3%	34.6%	31.8%	32.2%	33.9%	32.3%	31.3%	30.7%	29.1%
PhD
Asian	83.1%	42.9%	36.8%	37.8%	38.6%	38.4%	32.9%	29.6%	27.0%	29.8%	28.4%	27.2%	29.1%	28.8%	28.3%
Black	73.4%	59.3%	38.1%	34.3%	47.5%	30.6%	25.0%	16.4%	21.9%	26.5%	24.6%	20.6%	23.9%	21.6%	27.4%
Hispanic	81.1%	47.1%	40.5%	46.7%	42.9%	48.6%	31.5%	25.8%	21.3%	31.3%	25.3%	33.5%	32.2%	27.9%	27.7%
Native**	94.3%	42.9%	57.1%	15.4%	42.9%	61.5%	40.0%	46.2%	54.5%	20.0%	37.5%	0.0%	20.0%	15.4%	15.4%
White	89.0%	46.2%	45.5%	46.5%	43.0%	42.7%	36.6%	32.1%	29.7%	33.0%	31.3%	31.8%	31.6%	29.1%	31.9%
MD/PhD
Asian	80.6%	40.0%	36.8%	43.3%	37.3%	44.8%	36.0%	32.7%	26.3%	30.7%	31.0%	28.4%	32.2%	28.8%	27.9%
Black	72.4%	33.3%	69.2%	58.3%	57.1%	25.0%	44.4%	52.6%	25.0%	31.6%	23.5%	20.0%	24.0%	25.9%	23.5%
Hispanic	82.6%	52.8%	37.8%	62.9%	36.1%	49.2%	40.7%	43.1%	28.4%	40.6%	30.9%	38.0%	31.3%	28.0%	21.9%
Native**	100.0%	0.0%	50.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%
White	88.2%	49.9%	49.8%	48.8%	45.2%	47.2%	38.0%	34.5%	30.9%	32.8%	32.6%	32.3%	34.8%	31.1%	31.6%
Veterinarian
Asian	70.5%	44.4%	22.2%	61.5%	38.5%	29.4%	33.3%	0.0%	33.3%	45.0%	8.0%	25.0%	25.0%	29.6%	14.7%
Black	40.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%
Hispanic	83.3%	0.0%	75.0%	25.0%	25.0%	50.0%	66.7%	50.0%	40.0%	57.1%	33.3%	40.0%	20.0%	20.0%	57.1%
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	80.2%	40.9%	53.2%	41.5%	48.9%	45.8%	31.7%	39.4%	31.4%	29.0%	33.9%	22.6%	28.8%	25.4%	23.8%
Dentist
Asian	66.7%	20.0%	25.0%	50.0%	25.0%	50.0%	16.7%	25.0%	11.1%	25.0%	37.5%	58.3%	0.0%	15.4%	22.2%
Black	50.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic	63.6%	50.0%	100.0%	0.0%	20.0%	0.0%	80.0%	50.0%	0.0%	33.3%	16.7%	0.0%	0.0%	40.0%	25.0%
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	87.0%	44.1%	45.5%	41.0%	37.8%	41.7%	36.5%	31.5%	41.2%	30.0%	26.9%	21.6%	26.5%	34.5%	28.8%

*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.

A4-9.1: Award Rates of Individual NIH Research Project Grant Applicants with Prior R01: MD, PhD, and MD/PhD Degrees (FY1999-2012) A4-9.2: Award Rates of Individual NIH Research Project Grant Applicants with Prior R01: MD and MD/PhD Degrees (FY1999-2012) A4-9.3: Award Rates of Individual NIH Research Project Grant Applicants with Prior R01: Veterinarian, Dentist, and Other Degrees (FY1999-2012) A4-9.4: Award Rates of Individual NIH Research Project Grant Applicants with Prior R01: by Race/Ethnicity (FY1999-2012) A4-9.5: Award Rates of Individual NIH Research Project Grant Applicants with Prior R01: by URM (Non-Asian) (FY1999-2012) A4-9.6: Award Rates of Individual NIH Research Project Grant Applicants with Prior R01: by Gender (FY1999-2012) A4-9.7: Award Rates of Individual NIH Research Project Grant Applicants with Prior R01: by Gender (MD Degree) (FY1999-2012) A4-9.8: Award Rates of Individual NIH Research Project Grant Applicants with Prior R01: by Gender (PhD Degree) (FY1999-2012) A4-9.9: Award Rates of Individual NIH Research Project Grant Applicants with Prior R01: by Gender (MD/PhD Degree) (FY1999-2012) A4-9.10: Award Rates of Individual NIH Research Project Grant Applicants with Prior R01: by Gender (Veterinarian Degree) (FY1999-2012) A4-9.11: Award Rates of Individual NIH Research Project Grant Applicants with Prior R01: by Gender (Dentist Degree) (FY1999-2012) A4-9.12: Award Rates of Individual NIH Research Project Grant Applicants with Prior R01: by Age (MD Degree, 6 Age Groups) (FY1999-2012) A4-9.13: Award Rates of Individual NIH Research Project Grant Applicants with Prior R01: by Age (PhD Degree, 6 Age Groups) (FY1999-2012) A4-9.14: Award Rates of Individual NIH Research Project Grant Applicants with Prior R01: by Age (MD/PhD Degree, 6 Age Groups) (FY1999-2012) A4-9.15: Award Rates of Individual NIH Research Project Grant Applicants with Prior R01: by Age (Veterinarian Degree, 6 Age Groups) (FY1999-2012) A4-9.16: Award Rates of Individual NIH Research Project Grant Applicants with Prior R01: by Age (Dentist Degree, 6 Age Groups) (FY1999-2012) A4-9.17: Award Rates of Individual NIH Research Project Grant Applicants with Prior R01: by Race/Ethnicity (MD Degree) (FY1999-2012) A4-9.18: Award Rates of Individual NIH Research Project Grant Applicants with Prior R01: by Race/Ethnicity (PhD Degree) (FY1999-2012) A4-9.19: Award Rates of Individual NIH Research Project Grant Applicants with Prior R01: by Race/Ethnicity (MD/PhD Degree) (FY1999-2012) A4-9.20: Award Rates of Individual NIH Research Project Grant Applicants with Prior R01: by Race/Ethnicity (Veterinarian Degree) (FY1999-2012)

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