Career choices of underrepresented and female postdocs in the biomedical sciences.
cross_sectional · Level IV
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 31898935.
- Also identified by DOI 10.7554/eLife.48774 and PMC identifier 6977964.
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Abstract
The lack of diversity among faculty at universities and medical schools in the United States is a matter of growing concern. However, the factors that influence the career choices of underrepresented minority and female postdoctoral researchers have received relatively little attention. Here we report the results of a survey of 1284 postdocs working in the biomedical sciences in the US. Our findings highlight possible reasons why some underrepresented minority and female postdocs choose not to pursue careers in academic research, and suggest interventions that could be taken in the early stages of postdoctoral training to prevent this attrition of underrepresented groups.
Medical subject headings
- Career Choice
- Education, Graduate
- Minority Groups
- Research Personnel
- Women