Table 1 Baseline characteristics of Danish PhD graduates
From: Low immediate scientific yield of the PhD among medical doctors
Total | University of Copenhagen | University of Southern Denmark | University of Aarhus | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N | 2686 | 1258 | 281 | 1147 |
Female gender, N (%) | 1424 (53.0 %) | 694 (55.2 %) | 134 (47.7 %) | 599 (52.3 %) |
Median age, years (IQR) | 35 (32–38) b | 33 (31–36) | 33 (31–36) | 36 (34–49) a |
Year of graduation, N (%) | ||||
1995–1999 | 401 (14.9 %) | 203 (16.1 %) | 40 (14.2 %) | 158 (13.8 %) |
2000–2004 | 717 (26.7 %) | 300 (23.9 %) | 92 (32.7 %) | 325 (28.3 %) |
2005–2009 | 799 (29.8 %) | 389 (30.9 %) | 74 (26.3 %) | 336 (29.3 %) |
2010–2013 | 769 (28.6 %) | 366 (29.1 %) | 75 (26.7 %) | 328 (28.6 %) |
PhD specialty, % | ||||
Medicine | 87.3 % | 89.1 % | 89.3 % | 84.8 % |
Surgery | 12.7 % | 10.9 % | 11.7 % | 15.2 % |
Median duration of PhD, y (IQR) | 4.0 (3.5–4.6) | 4.0 (3.5–4.6) | 4.3 (3.7–5.1) | --- |
Most productive departments, N (%) | ||||
Cardiology | 294 (11.0 %) | 151 (12.0 %) | 24 (8.9 %) | 119 (10.4 %) |
Endocrinology | 273 (10.2 %) | 117 (9.3 %) | 36 (13.3 %) | 120 (10.5 %) |
Neurology | 189 (7.1 %) | 94 (7.5 %) | 8 (3.0 %) | 87 (7.6 %) |
Gynecology/obstetrics | 134 (5.0 %) | 73 (5.8 %) | 6 (2.2 %) | 53 (4.6 %) |