Table 3: Characteristics of physician-scientists by graduating degree from joint program
Graduating degree; no. (%) of physician-scientists
CharacteristicPhD (n = 28)Master's (n = 19)
Sex
Male22 (78.6)11 (57.9)
Female6 (21.4)8 (42.1)
Residency
Family medicine1 (3.6)1 (5.3)
General surgery0 (0.0)1 (5.3)
Internal medicine11 (39.3)8 (42.1)
Medical genetics1 (3.6)1 (5.3)
Neurology3 (10.7)2 (10.5)
Orthopedic surgery2 (7.1)1 (5.3)
Pathology1 (3.6)1 (5.3)
Pediatrics4 (14.3)1 (5.3)
Physiatry0 (0.0)1 (5.3)
Plastic surgery1 (3.6)0 (0.0)
Psychiatry0 (0.0)1 (5.3)
Radiology1 (3.6)1 (5.3)
Urology3 (10.7)0 (0.0)
Total publications in joint program
Mean ± SD
By men6.6 ± 7.01.9 ± 1.9
By women5.2 ± 2.34.3 ± 2.4
Median (Q1, Q3) 
By men5 (3, 8)2 (0, 4)
By women5 (4, 6)4.5 (2, 6)

Note: Q1 = first quartile, Q3 = third quartile, SD = standard deviation.

*Except where indicated otherwise.