TY - JOUR
T1 - Sociodemographic factors and research experience impact MD-PhD program acceptance
AU - Williams, Darnell K.Adrian
AU - Christophers, Briana
AU - Keyes, Timothy
AU - Kumar, Rachit
AU - Granovetter, Michael C.
AU - Adigun, Alexandria
AU - Olivera, Justin
AU - Pura-Bryant, Jehron
AU - Smith, Chynna
AU - Okafor, Chiemeka
AU - Shibre, Mahlet
AU - Daye, Dania
AU - Akabas, Myles H.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024, Williams et al.
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - The 2014 NIH Physician-Scientist Workforce Working Group predicted a future shortage of physician-scientists. Subsequent studies have highlighted disparities in MD-PhD admissions based on race, income, and education. Our analysis of data from the Association of American Medical Colleges covering 2014-2021 (15,156 applicants and 6,840 acceptees) revealed that acceptance into US MD-PhD programs correlates with research experience, family income, and research publications. The number of research experiences associated with parental education and family income. Applicants were more likely to be accepted with a family income greater than $50,000 or with one or more publications or presentations. Applicants were less likely to be accepted if they had parents without a graduate degree, were Black/African American, were first-generation college students, or were reapplicants, irrespective of the number of research experiences, publications, or presentations. These findings underscore an admissions bias that favors candidates from affluent and highly educated families, while disadvantaging underrepresented minorities.
AB - The 2014 NIH Physician-Scientist Workforce Working Group predicted a future shortage of physician-scientists. Subsequent studies have highlighted disparities in MD-PhD admissions based on race, income, and education. Our analysis of data from the Association of American Medical Colleges covering 2014-2021 (15,156 applicants and 6,840 acceptees) revealed that acceptance into US MD-PhD programs correlates with research experience, family income, and research publications. The number of research experiences associated with parental education and family income. Applicants were more likely to be accepted with a family income greater than $50,000 or with one or more publications or presentations. Applicants were less likely to be accepted if they had parents without a graduate degree, were Black/African American, were first-generation college students, or were reapplicants, irrespective of the number of research experiences, publications, or presentations. These findings underscore an admissions bias that favors candidates from affluent and highly educated families, while disadvantaging underrepresented minorities.
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U2 - 10.1172/jci.insight.176146
DO - 10.1172/jci.insight.176146
M3 - Article
C2 - 38329127
AN - SCOPUS:85184718293
SN - 2379-3708
VL - 9
JO - JCI Insight
JF - JCI Insight
IS - 3
M1 - e176146
ER -