Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah 84132, USA.
Am J Gastroenterol. 2010 Jun;105(6):1220-3. doi: 10.1038/ajg.2010.101.
We conducted a nationwide survey of US gastroenterology fellows to identify key demographic and job-related factors relevant to the decision between an academic and a non-academic career.
A survey was e-mailed to all US GI fellowship program directors and distributed at fellows' endoscopy courses. Data were evaluated via univariate and multivariate analysis.
One hundred eighty-four fellows completed surveys. Univariate analysis identified one factor that predisposed fellows to pursue non-academic practice: the perception that a non-academic salary would meet their financial needs. Four factors were identified that predisposed fellows to pursue academic practice: age>35 years, prior attainment of a master's or a PhD degree, and advanced fellowship. All factors were significant on multivariate analysis. If salaries were equal, 60% of respondents would choose academic over non-academic practice. Fellows selecting academic practice were motivated to publish and conduct research. Level of debt and a positive relationship with a mentor were not significant factors.
Fellows desiring more money strongly favor non-academic practice. Fellows choosing academic practice tend to be older, plan to pursue advanced training, desire fewer work hours per week, and have a higher rate of prior graduate study. If salaries were equal in academic medicine and non-academic practice, the majority of fellows would choose academic medicine.
我们对美国胃肠病学研究员进行了一项全国性调查，以确定与学术和非学术职业选择相关的关键人口统计学和工作相关因素。
向所有美国 GI 研究员计划主任发送电子邮件调查，并在研究员的内镜课程上分发。通过单变量和多变量分析评估数据。
184 名研究员完成了调查。单变量分析确定了一个使研究员倾向于从事非学术实践的因素：认为非学术薪资将满足他们的财务需求。确定了四个使研究员倾向于从事学术实践的因素：年龄>35 岁、先前获得硕士或博士学位，以及高级研究员。所有因素在多变量分析中均具有统计学意义。如果薪资相等，60%的受访者会选择学术而非非学术实践。选择学术实践的研究员有动力发表论文和进行研究。债务水平和与导师的良好关系不是重要因素。
希望获得更多收入的研究员强烈倾向于非学术实践。选择学术实践的研究员往往年龄较大，计划接受高级培训，希望每周工作时间更少，并且先前有更高的研究生学习率。如果学术医学和非学术实践的薪资相等，大多数研究员会选择学术医学。
