Biomedical Science Ph.D. Career Interest Patterns by Race/Ethnicity and Gender.

ABSTRACT: Increasing biomedical workforce diversity remains a persistent challenge. Recent reports have shown that biomedical sciences (BMS) graduate students become less interested in faculty careers as training progresses; however, it is unclear whether or how the career preferences of women and underrepresented minority (URM) scientists change in manners distinct from their better-represented peers. We report results from a survey of 1500 recent American BMS Ph.D. graduates (including 276 URMs) that examined career preferences over the course of their graduate training experiences. On average, scientists from all social backgrounds showed significantly decreased interest in faculty careers at research universities, and significantly increased interest in non-research careers at Ph.D. completion r

SUBMITTER: Gibbs KD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4262437 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature