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Table 1 Demographic and specialty characteristics of resident survey respondents and focus group participants

From: Mentorship and pursuit of academic medicine careers: a mixed methods study of residents from diverse backgrounds

Characteristic

Survey respondents (n = 183) no. (%)

Focus group participants (n = 48) no. (%)

Age (years)

  

  18-34

156 (85)

38 (80)

  ≥ 35

17 (9)

5 (10)

  Missing

10 (6)

5 (10)

Gender

  

  Female

95 (52)

22 (46)

  Male

83 (45)

24 (50)

  Missing

5 (3)

2 (4)

Race/Ethnicity

  

  Black/African American

57 (31)

18 (37)

  Hispanic/Latino

25 (14)

7 (15)

  White

69 (38)

16 (33)

  Asian/Other

32 (17)

7 (15)

Specialty

  

  Primary care

79 (43)

21 (44)

  Non-primary care

93 (51)

25 (52)

  Missing

11 (6)

2 (4)

Post-Graduate Year (PGY)

  

  PGY-1

22 (18)

9 (19)

  PGY-2

28 (21)

7 (15)

  PGY-3

55 (30)

15 (31)

  PGY-4 and above

51 (28)

17 (35)

  Missing

6 (3)

0 (0)

Estimated Medical Education Debt

  

  < $150,000

88 (48)

25 (52)

  > $150,000

87 (48)

22 (46)

  Missing

8 (4)

1 (2)