Table 2 Residents’ interest in academic medicine careers
Characteristic | How interested are you in academic medicine as a career? Mean Likert Score (95% CI) |
|---|---|
Age (years) | |
18–34 | 1.86 (1.74–1.98) |
≥ 35 | 1.89 (1.71–2.05) |
Gender | |
Female | 1.91 (1.75–2.06) |
Male | 1.78 (1.63–1.93) |
Race/Ethnicity | |
Black/African American | 1.85 (1.65–2.06) |
Hispanic/Latino | 1.68 (1.40–1.97) |
White | 1.90 (1.70–2.09) |
Asian/Other | 1.81 (1.61–2.00) |
Specialty | |
Primary care | 1.76 (1.60–1.92) |
Non-primary care | 1.86 (1.71–2.01) |
Post-Graduate Year (PGY) | |
PGY1 | 1.97 (1.72–2.22) |
PGY2 | 1.84 (1.71–2.23) |
PGY3 | 1.87 (1.67–2.07) |
PGY4 and above | 1.63 (1.43–1.82) |
Estimated Medical Education Debt | |
< $150,000 | 1.77 (1.61–1.93) |
> $150,000 | 1.90 (1.76–2.05) |