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Physician-Scientist Workforce (PSW) Report 2014

The Physician-Scientist Workforce Working Group

Acknowledgments

Executive Summary

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: The Physician-Scientist Workforce: Past, Present, & Future

Chapter 3: Physician-Scientists with a Medical Degree

Chapter 4: Nurse-Scientists

Chapter 5: Veterinarian-Scientists

Chapter 6: Dentist-Scientists

Chapter 7: Recommendations

Appendix I: Physician-Scientist Workforce Working Group Subcommittees

Appendix II: Quantitative Analysis Methodology

Appendix III: Data Definitions

Appendix V: Qualitative Research Findings

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Appendix IV: Physician-scientists Workforce Data
Chapter 6 Main Data


Degree 95-99 96-00 97-01 98-02 99-03 00-04 01-05 02-06 03-07 04-08 05-09 06-10 07-11 08-12
MD 3192 3407 3761 4027 4297 4325 4413 4287 4226 4162 4132 4149 4204 4192
PhD 12977 13914 15009 15808 16765 17317 17718 17832 18323 18310 18261 18684 19167 19396
MD/PhD 2983 3240 3498 3682 3859 4002 4061 4075 4102 4041 3955 3991 4069 4086
Veterinarian 179 199 214 219 229 242 250 254 256 253 244 242 241 253
Dentist 177 171 180 187 184 205 201 197 206 200 175 177 177 161
Dentist
Female 32 29 37 44 43 50 48 50 55 59 55 61 60 56
Male 142 140 141 141 140 154 152 147 150 140 119 115 116 105
Figure 6.2. Individual NIH Research Project Grant Awardees, PhD and Dentist Degree (FY1995-2012) Figure 6.2. Individual NIH Research Project Grant Awardees, PhD and Dentist Degree (FY1995-2012) Figure 6.3. Individual NIH Research Project Grant Awardees, Dentist Degree by Gender (FY1995-2012) Figure 6.3. Individual NIH Research Project Grant Awardees, Dentist Degree by Gender (FY1995-2012)

Full-time Research Faculty at US Dental Schools, Selected Degrees (2004-2011)

  Total Dental Research Faculty PhD only Dental Degree + PhD Dental Degree (all)
2004 1,158 730 118 162
2005 1,020 585 112 177
2006 999 562 99 135
2007 1,009 610 117 153
2008 902 554 106 142
2009 1,084 617 128 165
2010 907 518 117 156
2011 985 567 118 163
Figure 6.1. Full-time Research Faculty at US Dental Schools, Selected Degrees (2003-2011)

Award Rate of Individual NIH L Applicants without Prior RPG by Degree Fiscal Years 2003-2012

  2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
MD 60.6% 58.0% 45.6% 46.4% 44.4% 43.1% 43.7% 50.7% 42.7% 39.3%
PhD 64.2% 54.0% 37.9% 40.1% 46.8% 34.4% 36.9% 35.1% 46.1% 45.0%
MD/PhD 74.2% 75.0% 54.1% 60.3% 65.9% 60.2% 60.3% 75.5% 72.5% 69.0%
Veterinarian 50.0% 35.7% 14.3% 33.3% 53.8% 23.8% 36.4% 33.3% 33.3% 20.0%
Dentist 61.5% 57.9% 46.2% 37.5% 44.4% 40.0% 20.0% 20.0% 42.9% 40.0%
Other 73.7% 80.0% 20.8% 26.1% 42.3% 30.6% 25.0% 29.6% 21.4% 27.8%
Unknown 31.1% 20.6% 19.2% 22.0% 25.6% 19.8% 23.8% 30.9% 29.9% 29.1%
Figure 6.6. Award Rate of Individual NIH Research Project Grant Applicants, PhD and Dentist Degree (FY1995-2012)

Individual NIH K Applicants without Prior RPG by Degree,Fiscal Years 1999-2012

Degree 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
MD 544 697 621 632 725 856 968 885 813 733 663 690 656 582
PhD 302 474 495 585 666 865 958 979 1634 1388 1221 1441 1358 1446
MD/PhD 222 279 297 345 392 438 414 395 406 413 341 357 313 270
Veterinarian 32 61 58 44 49 57 64 49 56 38 43 52 32 27
Dentist 14 * 26 20 22 19 27 36 28 18 22 24 18 13
Other * * * 12 * 12 13 12 15 19 17 26 18 16
Figure 6.7. Individual NIH Career Development Award (K) Applicants, PhD and Dentist Degree, without Prior RPG (FY1999-2012)

Award Rate of Individual NIH K Applicants without Prior RPG by Degree, Fiscal Years 1999-2012

Degree 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
MD 43.6% 45.2% 44.8% 44.9% 43.4% 34.6% 34.9% 29.5% 32.1% 36.3% 42.8% 38.4% 36.4% 35.7%
PhD 31.1% 34.6% 40.0% 41.4% 38.6% 28.6% 29.2% 25.7% 25.4% 27.7% 31.4% 28.8% 26.9% 28.8%
MD/PhD 57.2% 48.4% 48.1% 51.9% 44.4% 37.0% 35.0% 34.7% 30.3% 38.5% 40.2% 40.6% 46.0% 41.9%
Veterinarian 34.4% 32.8% 37.9% 45.5% 40.8% 33.3% 26.6% 24.5% 35.7% 18.4% 27.9% 28.8% 28.1% 33.3%
Dentist 42.9% 71.4% 57.7% 45.0% 40.9% 10.5% 33.3% 30.6% 21.4% 38.9% 27.3% 33.3% 16.7% 30.8%
Other 33.3% 20.0% 0.0% 66.7% 22.2% 41.7% 0.0% 25.0% 40.0% 31.6% 41.2% 23.1% 33.3% 37.5%
Figure 6.8. Award Rate of NIH Career Development Award (K) Applicants, PhD and Dentist Degree, without Prior RPG (FY1999-2012)

Award Rate of Individual NIH K Applicants without Prior RPG by Degree, Fiscal Years 1999-2012

Degree 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
MD 43.6% 45.2% 44.8% 44.9% 43.4% 34.6% 34.9% 29.5% 32.1% 36.3% 42.8% 38.4% 36.4% 35.7%
PhD 31.1% 34.6% 40.0% 41.4% 38.6% 28.6% 29.2% 25.7% 25.4% 27.7% 31.4% 28.8% 26.9% 28.8%
MD/PhD 57.2% 48.4% 48.1% 51.9% 44.4% 37.0% 35.0% 34.7% 30.3% 38.5% 40.2% 40.6% 46.0% 41.9%
Veterinarian 34.4% 32.8% 37.9% 45.5% 40.8% 33.3% 26.6% 24.5% 35.7% 18.4% 27.9% 28.8% 28.1% 33.3%
Dentist 42.9% 71.4% 57.7% 45.0% 40.9% 10.5% 33.3% 30.6% 21.4% 38.9% 27.3% 33.3% 16.7% 30.8%
Other 33.3% 20.0% 0.0% 66.7% 22.2% 41.7% 0.0% 25.0% 40.0% 31.6% 41.2% 23.1% 33.3% 37.5%
Figure 6.9. Award Rate of Individual First-time NIH Research Project Grant Applicants, PhD and Dentist Degree, with Prior K (FY1999-2012)

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