Appendix A. Alumni Survey

ThisNIH-fundedsurveyasksforyouropinionsaboutyourcareerpath,especiallythosefactorsassociatedwithapreferenceforacareerfocusedonresearch.Thissurveyshouldtakeabout10minutesofyourtime,yourchoicetoparticipateisstrictlyvoluntary,andallresponseswillbestrictlyconfidential.

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IBELIEVETHATACAREERTHATISFOCUSEDONRESEARCH...

StronglyAgree

SomewhatAgree

NeitherAgreenorDisagree

SomewhatDisagree

StronglyDisagree

Isfinanciallyrewarding.

Allowsonetofeelthatonehascreatednewknowledge.

Allowsonetofeelasifonehashelpedothers.

Doesnotputoneunderconstantpressuretobeproductive.

WHENYOUWEREMAKINGYOURCHOICEOFACAREERPATHINMEDICINE:

Howimportantwaseachofthefollowingforyou?

ExtremelyImportant

SomewhatImportant

NeitherImportantnorUnimportant

SomewhatUnimportant

ExtremelyUnimportant

Mycareershouldbefinanciallyrewarding.

MycareershouldallowmetofeelthatIhavecreatednewknowledge.

MycareershouldallowmetofeelasifIhavehelpedothers.

Mycareershouldnotputmeunderconstantpressuretobeproductive.

WHENYOUWEREMAKINGYOURCHOICEOF ACAREERPATH:

Howimportantwastheopinionoftheeachofthefollowing?

ExtremelyImportant

SomewhatImportant

NeitherImportantnorUnimportant

SomewhatUnimportant

Extremely

UnimportantNotApplicable

Myspouse/partner

Myteachers

REGARDINGYOURCHOICEOFCAREERPATH:

Pleaseindicatetheextenttowhichyouagreeordisagreewiththefollowingstatements:

StronglyAgree

SomewhatAgree

NeitherAgreenorDisagree

SomewhatDisagree

StronglyDisagree

NotApplicable

Myspouse/partnerwantedmetoselectacareerthatisfocusedonresearch.

Myteacherswantedmetoselectacareerthatisfocusedonresearch.

Pleaseindicatethestrengthofyourintentiontopursueacareerfocusedonresearch...

ExtremelystrongSomewhatstrong

Neitherstrongnor

weakSomewhatweakExtremelyweak

attheEndofCollege:

attheEndofyourMedicalTraining:

DURINGYOURMEDICALTRAINING:

Indicatetheextenttowhichyouagreeordisagreewiththefollowing:

StronglyAgree

SomewhatAgree

NeitherAgreenorDisagree

SomewhatDisagree

StronglyDisagree

Ioftenfeltisolated.

Ioftenfeltasifmyperformancewasbeingjudged

asamemberofthegroupthatIbelongtomorethan asanindividual.

MyteachersandmentorstoldmethattheyfeltsurethatIcanperformwellagainsthighstandards.

PLEASEINDICATETHEEXTENTTOWHICHYOUAGREEORDISAGREEWITHEACHOFTHEFOLLOWINGSTATEMENTS.

StronglyAgree

SomewhatAgree

NeitherAgreenorDisagree

SomewhatDisagree

StronglyDisagree

Ihaveastrongabilitytobesuccessfulinattractingresearchfunding.

Iseemyselfasaresearcherfirst,andacliniciansecond.

THINKINGBACKTOYOURMEDICALTRAINING:

Didyouhaveaperson(orpersons)whomyouconsideredyourmentor?

YesNo

PLEASEINDICATETHEEXTENTTOWHICHYOUAGREEORDISAGREEWITHEACHOFTHEFOLLOWINGSTATEMENTSABOUTYOURMENTOR(S).

StronglyAgree

SomewhatAgree

NeitherAgreenorDisagree

SomewhatDisagree

StronglyDisagree

Mymentor(s)encouragedmetogointoresearchasacareer.

Mymentor(s)challengedmetoextendmyabilitiesandimprovemywork.

Mymentor(s)wasaccessibleandapproachable.

Mymentor(s)playedacriticalroleinmyprofessionaldevelopment.

DURINGYOURTIMEINMEDICALSCHOOL:

Pleaseanswerthefollowingquestionsregardingyourresearchexperience:

NeverOnceortwiceYes,several

WereyoutheFIRSTauthorofapublishedscientificpaper?

Pleaseindicatethefieldinwhichyoudidyourresidency:

Inyourresidencytraining,wasresearch...

Asignificant component Amoderatecomponent

Aweakornon-existentcomponent

Didyoudoasecondresidency?

Yes No

Inyoursecondresidency,wasresearch...

Asignificant component Amoderatecomponent

Aweakornon-existentcomponent

DidyoudoaFellowship?

Yes No

Inwhichfielddidyoudoyourfellowship?

Inyourfellowshiptraining,wasresearch...

Asignificant component Amoderatecomponent

Aweakornon-existentcomponent

Didyoudoasecondfellowship?

YesNo

Inyoursecondfellowship,wasresearch...

Asignificant component Amoderatecomponent

Aweakornon-existentcomponent

Isyourcurrentpositionthesameasyourfirstprofessionalposition?

Yes No

Whatwasthetitleofyourfirstprofessionalposition?

Fromthedifferentactivitieslisted,pleaseindicatethetypeofworkthatcharacterizesthisposition.

Inthisposition,pleaseindicatethepercentageoftimedevotedtoeachofthefollowing?(PERCENTAGESSHOULDADDUPTO100)

Research

ClinicalActivity

Teaching

Administration

Other

Howexclusivelywereyouinvolvedinclinicalcareinthisposition?

Howexclusivelywereyouinvolvedinresearchinthisposition?

Whatisthetitleofyourcurrentprofessionalposition?

Fromthedifferentactivitieslisted,pleaseindicatethetypeofworkthatcharacterizesthisposition.

Inthisposition,pleaseindicatethepercentageoftimedevotedtoeachofthefollowing?(PERCENTAGESSHOULDADDUPTO100)

Research

ClinicalActivity

Teaching

Administration

Other

Howexclusivelyhaveyoubeeninvolvedinclinicalcareinthisposition?

Howexclusivelyhaveyoubeeninvolvedinresearchinthisposition?

Inyourcurrentposition,whatistheprimarycontent-focusofyourprofessionalresearch?

Focus:

Altogether,howmanytimeshaveyou...

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BeenlistedastheFIRSTorSENIOR

authoronaprimary

researchpaperinapeer-reviewedjournal

Givenamajororinvitedtalkatanationalorinternationalprofessionalmeeting

BeenaCo-Investigatoronagrant

Atwhatpointdidyoubecomecommittedtothecareerpathyounowfindyourselfon?

Ienvisionedmyselfonthispathasfarbackasmedicalschool Ididn'tdecideonthispathuntilIcametotheendofmytraining Ididn'tdecideonthispathuntilafterItookmyfirstposition

IfeelasifIstillhaven'tcommittedmyselftoacareerpath

Howcloseiswhatyouaredoingnowcomparedtowhatyouanticipatedyouwouldbedoingattheendofmedicalschool?

AlmostidenticaltowhatIanticipateddoing. GenerallysimilartowhatIanticipateddoing.

GenerallydissimilartowhatIanticipateddoing.

NotatallwhatIanticipateddoing.

Lookingback,ifyoucouldchooseyourcareerpathagain,wouldyoumakechangeinthedecisionsyoumade?

Makenochangesatall

AlterseveralofthedecisionsImade MakemajorchangesinthepathItook

Areyousatisfiedwiththeprogressthatyou’remakinginyourcareer?

Verysatisfied

Somewhatsatisfied Somewhatunsatisfied Veryunsatisfied

Pleaseindicateyouryearofbirth:

Whatisyoursex?

Male Female

AreyouHispanic,Latino,orLatina?

YesNo

Areyou(CheckAllThatApply):

Mexican,MexicanAmerican,Chicano/ChicanaPuertoRican

Cuban

OtherHispanic

OtherHispanic(pleasespecify)

Howdoyouidentifyyourself?(CheckAllThatApply)

White

BlackorAfrican-AmericanAmericanIndianorAlaskaNativeAsianIndian

PakistaniChineseFilipinoJapaneseKoreanVietnameseOtherAsian

NativeHawaiianorotherPacificIslanderOtherRace

OtherRace(pleasespecify)

WereyoubornintheU.S.?

YesNo

Whatprogramwereyouin?

NewPathway HST

Wereyouin:

MDProgram

MD/PhDProgram

Whatwasyourcollegemajor(ifyouhadmorethanonemajororifitwasinter-disciplinary,checkasmanyasapply):

Physical/Chemical SciencesBiological/Biomedical SciencesMath/EngineeringSocial/BehavioralSciencesHumanities/Liberal Arts

Other

Other(pleasespecify)

DidyougetanotheradvanceddegreewhileyouwereanHMSstudent?

Yes No

Ifyes,indicatewhichdegree(s)andfield(s):(Forexample:"PhD,Economics")

WhatisthehighesteducationallevelreachedbyEITHERofyourparents?

Doesone(ormore)ofyourparentsholdanMDdegree?

MorethanoneparenthasanMD OneparentholdsanMD

NoparentholdsanMD

EstimatetheamountofmedicalschooldebtyouowedatthetimeofyourgraduationfromHMS.

Whatthreeprofessionalcontributionsareyoumostproudof?