Table 4 Demographic characteristics of research scholars from cohorts 1, 2, and 3
From: Promoting a more diverse and inclusive research workforce through the research scholars program
Demographic Characteristics | Research Scholars (participants) N = 18 |
|---|---|
Academic Rank | |
Assistant Professor | 17 (94%) |
Associate Professor | 1 (6%) |
Sex (self-identified) | |
Female | 12 (67%) |
Male | 6 (33%) |
Race/ethnicity (self-identified, NIH classifications) | |
Asian | 1 (6%) |
Black or African American | 5 (28%) |
Hispanic or Latino | 5 (28%) |
White | 8 (44%) |
Prefer not to respond | 1 (6%) |
First-Generation College Status | |
First-Generation | 7 (39%) |
Not First-Generation | 10 (56%) |
Prefer not to respond | 1 (6%) |
Disadvantaged Background Status | |
Meet two or more of NIH criteria | 4 (22%) |
Do not meet two or more of NIH criteria | 13 (72%) |
Prefer not to respond | 1 (6%) |
College | |
Medicine | 5 (28%) |
Education | 1 (6%) |
Public Health | 3 (17%) |
Nursing | 1 (6%) |
Health Sciences | 2 (11%) |
Arts and Sciences | 2 (11%) |
Engineering | 2 (11%) |
Agriculture, Food & Environment | 1 (6%) |
Pharmacy | 1 (6%) |