Characteristics and career intentions of the emerging MD/PhD workforce

DA Andriole, AJ Whelan, DB Jeffe - Jama, 2008 - jamanetwork.com
Context MD/PhD program participants represent only a small proportion of all US medical
students, yet they are expected to play a major role in the future physician-scientist
workforce. The characteristics and career intentions of recent MD/PhD program and other
MD program graduates have not been compared. Objective To identify factors associated
with MD/PhD program graduation among recent medical graduates. Design, Setting, and
Participants Deidentified data were obtained from a nationally representative sample of 88 …