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Table 1 Gender and minority demographic represented by REPID program

From: A research education program model to prepare a highly qualified workforce in biomedical and health-related research and increase diversity

 

Asian*

Af. Am.

Mex. Am./ Chic.

His./Lat.

Am. Ind./Al. Native

White

UR

Dis. Bkg***

Female

4 (7%)

15 (30)

4 (7%)

7 (13%)

1 (2%)

2 (4%)

1 (2%)

6 (11%)

Male

3 (6%)

4 (7%)

3 (6%)

2 (4%)

0

4 (7%)

6 (11%)

3 (6%)

Total**

7

19

7

9

1

6

7

9

 

(13%)

(37%)

(13%)

(17%)

(2%)

(11%)

(13%)

(17%)

  1. Abbreviations: Ar. Am.: African American or Black; Mex. Am./Chic.: Mexican American/Chicano; His./Lat.: Hispanic/Latino; Am. Ind./Al. Native: American Indian/ Alaska Native; UR: Underrepresented; Dis. Bkg.: Disadvantaged Background.
  2. *Asian (China, Korea, Burma, Vietnam).
  3. **Some individuals qualify through several categories. The “total” shown for each category may be smaller or larger than the number of participants (i.e., fifty-one (51) trainees).
  4. ***Dis Bkg: Disadvantaged Background: Individuals who come from a family with an annual income below established low-income thresholds. These thresholds are based on family size, published by the U.S. Bureau of the Census. Individuals who come from a social, cultural, or educational environment such as that found in certain rural or inner-city environments that have demonstrably and recently directly inhibited the individual from obtaining the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to develop and participate in a research career.