Longitudinal Evaluation of Research Career Intentions Among US Medical Students

What are the research career intentions (RCI) of first-year medical students?Among 1136 first-year medical students from 134 US medical schools enrolled in this cross-sectional study, 26.9% endorsed RCI in year 1. Factors associated with RCI in year 1 included prior and ongoing research education and participation, as well as having physician-scientist mentors or role models; some factors differed between students from underrepresented in medicine (URiM) groups and non-URiM students.RCI is prevalent among first-year medical students, and factors associated with RCI reveal opportunities to strengthen the physician-scientist pipeline through innovations to admissions, research education, engagement, and mentorship.

Corresponding Author: Alexandra M. Hajduk, PhD, MPH, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, PO Box 208025, New Haven, CT 06520 (Alexandra.hajduk@yale.edu).

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