Characteristics and outcomes of Canadian MD/PhD program graduates: a cross-sectional survey.

Characteristics and outcomes of Canadian MD/PhD program graduates: a cross-sectional survey. CMAJ Open. 2017 Apr 25;5(2):E308-E314 Authors: Skinnider MA, Squair JW, Twa DDW, Ji JX, Kuzyk A, Wang X, Steadman PE, Zaslavsky K, Dey AK, Eisenberg MJ, Gagné ÈR, HayGlass KT, Lewis JF, Margetts PJ, Underhill DA, Rosenblum ND, Raymond LA Abstract BACKGROUND: Combined MD/PhD programs provide a structured path for physician-scientist training, but assessment of their success within Canada is limited by a lack of quantitative data. We collected outcomes data for graduates of Canadian MD/PhD programs. METHODS: We developed and implemented a Web-based survey consisting of 41 questions designed to collect outcomes data for Canadian MD/PhD program alumni from 8 Canadian universities who had graduated before September 2015. Respondents were categorized into 2 groups according to whether they had or had not completed all training. RESULTS: Of the 186 eligible alumni of MD/PhD programs, 139 (74.7%) completed the survey. A total of 136/138 respondents (98.6%) had completed or were currently completing residency training, and 66/80 (82%) had completed at least 1 postgraduate fellowship. Most (58 [83%]) of the 70 respondents who had completed all training were appointed as faculty at academic institutions, and 37 (53%) had been principal investigators on at least 1 recent funded project. Among the 58 respondents appointed at academic ins...
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