Table 2 Career sector, career intentions, and clinical specialty interests
From: Factors associated with underrepresented minority physician scientist trainee career choices
| Â | Total n (%) | Asian or Pacific Islander n (%) | Black or African American n (%) | Multiracial or Other n (%) | White n (%) | P-value | Hispanic n (%) | P-value (Hispanic) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sector1 | Â | Â | Â | Â | <.0001 | Â | 0.5220 | |
 Consulting | 71 (1.84%) | 13 (3.15%) | 3 (1.91%) | 10 (1.82%) | 45 (1.65%) |  | 7 (2.97%) |  |
 Academia | 1812 (47.1%) | 204 (49.4%) | 64 (40.8%) | 277 (50.5%) | 1267 (46.4%) |  | 103 (49.36%) |  |
 Industry | 66 (1.71%) | 2 (0.48%) | 3 (1.91%) | 11 (2.00%) | 50 (1.83%) |  | 5 (2.12%) |  |
 Government | 109 (2.83%) | 5 (1.215) | 5 (3.18%) | 23 (4.19%) | 76 (2.78%) |  | 11 (4.66%) |  |
 Private Practice | 1009 (26.2%) | 80 (19.4%) | 36 (22.9%) | 112 (20.4%) | 781 (28.6%) |  | 58 (24.58%) |  |
 Hospitalist | 683 (17.7%) | 101 (24.5%) | 40 (25.5%) | 103 (18.8%) | 439 (16.1%) |  | 46 (19.49%) |  |
 Other | 34 (0.88%) | 1 (0.24%) | 3 (1.91%) | 4 (0.73%) | 26 (0.95%) |  | 3 (1.27%) |  |
 N/A | 20 (0.52%) | 3 (0.73%) | 1 (0.64%) | 1 (0.18%) | 15 (0.55%) |  | 1 (0.42%) |  |
 Nonprofit | 20 (0.52%0 | 0 (−-) | 1 (0.64%) | 3 (0.55%0 | 16 (0.59%) |  | 0 (−-) |  |
 Community Hospital | 27 (0.70%) | 4 (0.97%) | 1 (0.64%) | 5 (0.91%) | 17 (0.62%) |  | 2 (0.85%) |  |
Career Intention1 | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.0005 | Â | 0.5440 | |
 Education | 225 (5.85%) | 24 (5.83%) | 12 (7.79%) | 29 (5.33%) | 160 (5.85%) |  | 9 (3.81%) |  |
 Basic research | 197 (5.12%) | 28 (6.80%) | 1 (0.65%) | 26 (4.78%) | 142 (5.19%) |  | 15 (6.36%) |  |
 Clinical research | 199 (5.185) | 26 (6.31%) | 13 (8.44%) | 37 (6.80%) | 123 (4.50%) |  | 16 (6.78%) |  |
 Translational research | 435 (11.3%) | 52 (12.3%) | 21 (13.6%) | 71 (13.1%) | 291 (10.6%) |  | 25 (10.59%) |  |
 Clinical duties | 2503 (65.1%) | 241 (58.5%) | 87 (56.5%) | 324 (59.7%) | 1851 (67.7%) |  | 149 (63.14%) |  |
 Therapeutics/diagnostic | 69 (1.80%) | 11 (2.67%) | 2 (1.30%) | 8 (1.47%) | 48 (1.76%) |  | 4 (1.69%) |  |
 Advocacy | 91 (2.37%) | 9 (2.18%) | 10 (6.49%) | 20 (3.68%) | 52 (1.90%) |  | 9 (3.81%) |  |
 Administration | 56 (1.46%) | 12 (2.91%) | 5 (3.25%) | 16 (2.94%) | 23 (0.84%) |  | 5 (2.12%) |  |
 Other | 51 (1.33%) | 7 (1.70%) | 1 (0.65%) | 8 (1.47%) | 35 (1.28%) |  | 2 (0.85%) |  |
Specialty2 |  |  |  |  | < 0.01 |  | 0.1632 | |
 Allergy and Immunology | 16 (0.42%) | 2 (0.49%) | 0 (−-) | 1 (0.18%) | 13 (0.48%) |  | 1 (0.43%) |  |
 Anesthesiology | 151 (3.93%) | 18 (4.43%) | 10 (6.41%) | 21 (3.80%) | 102 (3.75%) |  | 5 (2.17%) |  |
 Colon and Rectal Surgery | 1 (0.03%) | 0 (−-) | 1 (0.03%) | 0 (−-) | 0 (−-) |  | 0 (−-) |  |
 Dermatology | 94 (2.45%) | 9 (2.22%) | 4 (2.56%) | 16 (2.89%) | 65 (2.39%) |  | 6 (2.61%) |  |
 Emergency Medicine | 320 (8.34%) | 22 (5.42%) | 10 (6.41%) | 29 (5.24%) | 259 (9.51%) |  | 17 (7.39%) |  |
 Family Medicine | 285 (7.43%) | 22 (5.42%) | 5 (3.21%) | 29 (5.24%) | 229 (8.41%) |  | 21 (9.13%) |  |
 Internal Medicine | 351 (9.15%) | 44 (10.8%) | 14 (8.97%) | 52 (9.40%) | 241 (8.85%) |  | 15 (6.52%) |  |
 Internal Medicine – Cardiology | 135 (3.52%) | 17 (4.19%) | 9 (5.77%) | 40 (7.23%) | 69 (2.53%) |  | 8 (3.48%) |  |
 Internal Medicine – Endocrinology | 21 (0.83%) | 2 (0.49%) | 0 (−-) | 8 (1.45%) | 22 (0.81%) |  | 2 (0.87%) |  |
 Internal Medicine – Gastroenterology | 40 (1.04%) | 6 (1.48%) | 2 (1.28%) | 4 (0.72%) | 28 (1.03%) |  | 2 (0.87%) |  |
 Internal Medicine —Hematology/Oncology | 184 (4.79%) | 35 (8.62%) | 3 (1.92%) | 21 (3.80%) | 125 (4.59%) |  | 8 (3.48%) |  |
 Internal Medicine – Infectious Disease | 103 (2.68%) | 6 (1.48%) | 5 (3.21%) | 10(1.81%) | 82 (3.01%) |  | 7 (3.04%) |  |
 Internal Medicine – Pulmonology | 19 (0.50%) | 1 (0.25%) | 0 (−-) | 3 (0.54%) | 4(0.15%) |  | 0 (−-) |  |
 Internal Medicine – Rheumatology | 8 (0.21%) | 1 (0.25%0 | 0 (−-) | 3 (0.54%0 | 4 (0.15%) |  | 2 (0.87%) |  |
 Medical Genetics | 18 (0.47%) | 2 (0.49%) | 0 (−-) | 1 (0.18%) | 15 (0.55%) |  | 1 (0.43%) |  |
 Neurological Surgery | 81 (2.11%) | 9 (2.22%) | 4 (2.56%) | 15 (2.71%) | 53 (1.95%) |  | 6 (2.61%) |  |
 Neurology | 170 (4.43%) | 18 (4.43%) | 2 (1.28%) | 27 (4.88%) | 123 (4.52%) |  | 11 (4.78%) |  |
 Nuclear Medicine | 3 (0.08%) | 0 (−-) | 0 (−-) | 0 (−-) | 3 (0.11%) |  | 0 (−-) |  |
 Obstetrics and Gynecology | 180 (4.69%) | 14 (3.45%) | 11 (7.05%) | 25 (4.52%) | 130 (4.77%) |  | 16 (6.96%) |  |
 Ophthalmology | 114 (2.97%) | 21 (5.17%) | 0 (−-) | 28 (5.06%) | 65 (2.39%) |  | 5 (2.17%) |  |
 Orthopedic Surgery | 147 (3.83%) | 14 (3.45%) | 5 (3.21%) | 25 (4.52%) | 103 (3.78%) |  | 15 (6.52%) |  |
 Otolaryngology | 79 (2.06%) | 7 (1.72%) | 1 (0.64%) | 18 (3.25%) | 53 (1.95%) |  | 3 (1.30%) |  |
 Pathology | 56 (1.46%) | 6 (1.48%) | 3 (1.92%) | 6 (1.08%) | 41 (1.51%) |  | 1 (0.43%) |  |
 Pediatrics | 495 (12.90%) | 47 (11.58%) | 26 (16.7%) | 58 (10.5%) | 364 (13.4%) |  | 27 (11.74%) |  |
 Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 35 (0.91%) | 2 (0.49%) | 2 (1.28%) | 7 (.1.27%) | 24 (0.88%) |  | 3 (1.30%) |  |
 Plastic Surgery | 40 (1.04%) | 5 (1.23%) | 1 (0.64%) | 2 (0.36%) | 32 (1.18%) |  | 2 (0.87%) |  |
 Preventative Medicine | 12 (0.31%) | 5 (1.23%) | 1 (0.64%) | 3 (0.54%) | 3 (0.11%) |  | 1 (0.43%) |  |
 Psychiatry | 114 (2.97%) | 7 (1.72%) | 8 (5.13%) | 14 (2.53%) | 85 (3.12%) |  | 4 (1.74%) |  |
 Radiation Oncology | 54 (1.41%) | 13 (3.20%) | 5 (3.21%) | 6 (1.08%) | 30 (1.10%) |  | 1 (0.43%) |  |
 Radiology | 107 (2.79%) | 9 (2.22%) | 4 (2.56%) | 22 (3.98%) | 72 (2.64%) |  | 2 (0.87%) |  |
 Surgery | 237(6.18%) | 23 (5.67%) | 12 (7.69%) | 34 (6.15%) | 168 (6.17%) |  | 21 (9.13%) |  |
 Thoracic Surgery | 31 (0.81%) | 1 (0.25%0 | 1 (0.64%) | 8 (1.45%) | 21 (0.77%) |  | 3 (1.30%) |  |
 Urology | 41 (1.07%) | 5 (1.23%) | 2 (1.28%) | 8 (1.45%) | 26 (0.95%) |  | 5 (2.17%) |  |
 Other | 85 (2.21%) | 13 (3.20%) | 5 (3.21%) | 11 (1.99%) | 56 (2.06%) |  | 9 (3.91%) |  |