Table 5 Perceptions of research feasibility and the importance of mentoring

How feasible is a research intense career in acute care medicine specialties?

0.0315

0.4490

 Highly feasible

244 (6.33%)

18 (4.41%)

12 (7.64%)

41 (7.43%)

173 (6.32%)

15 (6.44%)

 Feasible

1234 (32.0%)

149 (36.5%)

49 (31.2%)

177 (32.1%)

859 (31.4%)

78 (33.48%)

 Difficult

1605 (41.6%)

176 (43.1%)

74 (47.1%)

209 (37.9%)

1146 (41.8%)

103 (44.21%)

 Highly difficult

711 (18.4%)

59 (14.5%)

22 (14.0%)

119 (21.6%)

511 (18.7%)

32 (13.73%

 Impossible

62 (1.61%)

6 (1.47%)

0 (−-)

6 (1.09%)

50 (1.83%)

5 (2.15%)

TOTAL

3856 (100%)

408 (100%)

157 (100%)

552 (100%)

2739 (100%)

233 (100%)

 How feasible is a research intense career in surgical specialties?

0.0538

0.7247

 Highly feasible

253 (6.56%)

30 (7.35%)

7 (4.46%)

48 (8.71%)

168 (6.13%)

17 (7.33%)

 Feasible

1169 (30.3%)

114 (27.9%)

55 (35.0%)

157 (28.5%)

843 (30.8%)

64 (27.59%)

 Difficult

1350 (35.0%)

140 (34.3%)

61 (38.9%)

168 (30.5%)

981 (35.8%)

79 (34.05%)

 Highly difficult

947 (24.6%)

107 (26.3%)

29 (18.5%)

157 (28.5%)

654 (23.9%)

61 (26.29%_

 Impossible

137 (3.55%)

17 (4.17%)

5 (3.18%)

21 (3.81%)

94 (3.43%)

11 (4.74%)

TOTAL

3856 (100%)

408 (100%)

157 (100%)

551 (100%)

2704 (100%)

232 (100%_

Can you currently identify a mentor(s) who has helped you progress toward &/or achieve your career goals?

0.1445

0.6488

 Yes

2890 (76.3%)

322 (78.9%)

125 (82.2%)

409 (76.5%)

2034 (75.5%)

181 (77.7%)

 No

898 (23.7%)

86 (21.1%)

27 (17.8%)

126 (23.6%)

659 (24.5%)

52 (22.3%)

TOTAL

3788 (100%)

408 (100%)

152 (100%)

535 (100%)

2693 (100%)

233 (100%)

How important has mentorship been in your training thus far?

<.0001

0.3868

 Very important

1274 (44.5%)

145 (45.6%)

72 (57.6%)

214 (52.5%)

843 (41.8%)

89 (50.3%)

 Somewhat important

1267 (44.2%)

129 (40.6%)

50 (40.0%)

159 (39.0%)

929 (46.1%)

68 (38.4%)

 Not very important

300 (10.5%)

42 (13.2%)

3 (2.40%)

32 (7.48%)

223 (11.1%)

18 (10.17%)

 Not at all important

25 (0.87%)

2 (0.63%)

0 (−-)

3 (0.74%)

20 (0.99%)

2 (1.13%)

TOTAL

2866 (100%)

318 (100%)

125 (100%)

408 (100%)

2015 (100%)

177 (100%_

How much importance is given to talents/accomplishments when recruiting applicants for jobs and/or positions in science and medicine?

0.0405

<.0001

 A great deal of importance

1170 (30.9%)

152 (37.4%)

49 (32.0%)

174 (32.5%)

795 (29.5%)

70 (30.2%)

 A lot of importance

1835 (48.5%)

181 (44.5%)

66 (43.1%)

256 (47.9%)

1332 (49.5%)

110 (47.4%)

 Moderate amount of importance

719 (19.0%)

70 (17.2%)

36 (23.5%)

95 (17.8%)

518 (19.3%)

46 (19.8%)

 Little importance

60 (1.58%)

3 (0.74%)

2 (1.31%)

9 (1.68%)

46 (1.71%)

3 (1.29%)

 None at all

2 (0.05%)

1 (0.25%)

0 (−-)

1 (0.19%)

0 (−-)

3 (1.29%)

TOTAL

3786 (100%)

407 (100%)

153 (100%)

535 (100%)

2691 (100%)

232 (100%)

 How much importance is given to connections/networking when recruiting applicants for jobs and/or positions in science and medicine?

0.0053

 A great deal of importance

1223 (32.3%)

152 (37.3%)

67 (44.1%)

213 (39.8%)

791 (29.4%)

101 (43.2%)

 A lot of importance

1603 (42.3%)

157 (38.5%)

54 (35.5%)

205 (38.3%)

1187 (44.0%)

87 (37.2%)

 Moderate amount of importance

844 (22.3%)

86 (21.1%)

27 (17.8%)

96 (17.9%)

635 (23.6%)

43 (18.4%)

 Little importance

118 (3.11%)

12 (2.94%)

4 (2.63%)

21 (3.93%)

81 (3.01%)

3 (1.28%)

TOTAL

3790 (100%)

408 (100%)

152 (100%)

535 (100%)

2695 (100%)

234 (100%)