Darnell K Adrian Williams, Briana Christophers, Timothy Keyes, Rachit Kumar, Michael C Granovetter, Alexandria Adigun, Justin Olivera, Jehron Pura-Bryant, Chynna Smith, Chiemeka Okafor, Mahlet Shibre, Dania Daye, Myles H Akabas
The 2014 NIH Physician-Scientist Workforce Working Group predicted a future shortage of physician-scientists. Subsequent studies have highlighted disparities in MD-PhD admissions based on race, income, and education. Our analysis of data from the Association of American Medical Colleges covering 2014-2021 (15,156 applicants and 6,840 acceptees) revealed that acceptance into US MD-PhD programs correlates with research experience, family income, and research publications. The number of research experiences associated with parental education and family income...
February 8, 2024: JCI Insight