Sex Differences in Career Development Awardees' Subsequent Grant Attainment

Letters4 May 2010Sex Differences in Career Development Awardees' Subsequent Grant AttainmentJennifer Reineke Pohlhaus, PhD, Hong Jiang, PhD, and Jennifer Sutton, MSJennifer Reineke Pohlhaus, PhDFrom National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892., Hong Jiang, PhDFrom National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892., and Jennifer Sutton, MSFrom National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-152-9-201005040-00019 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:Jagsi and colleagues (1) found a sex disparity in the achievement of National Institutes of Health (NIH) R01 awards by past career development (that is, K) awardees and raised concerns about the progression of women in research careers. Several of their conclusions deserve additional scrutiny and discussion.Of greatest importance, as the authors acknowledged, they did not have information about application rates. Analyses by the NIH indicate that the rates at which K awardees subsequently apply for research grants are higher for men than for women. Among K08 recipients from 1995 to 1998, for example, 74% of ...References1. Jagsi R, Motomura AR, Griffith KA, Rangarajan S, Ubel PA. Sex differences in attainment of independent funding by career development awardees. Ann Intern Med. 2009;151:804-11. [PMID: 19949146] LinkGoogle Scholar2. National Institutes of Health. Women in Research: The Involvement of Women in NIH Extramural Research, Training and Career Development Programs. Accessed at grants.nih.gov/grants/award/research_training_investment/women_in_research_2.ppt on 22 February 2010. Google Scholar3. National Institutes of Health. NIH Policy Concerning Career Development (K) Awards: Leave, Temporary Adjustments to Percent Effort, and Part-Time Institutional Appointments. Accessed at grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-09-036.html on 22 February 2010. Google Scholar4. National Institutes of Health. Early Stage Investigator Policies: Requesting an Extension of the ESI Period. Accessed at grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-09-034.html on 22 February 2010. Google Scholar5. National Institutes of Health. NIH Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tool. Investigators and Trainees. Accessed on report.nih.gov/investigators_and_trainees/index.aspx on 22 February 2010. Google Scholar6. National Institutes of Health. Women in Biomedical Careers. Accessed at womeninscience.nih.gov/ on 22 February 2010. Google Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: Jennifer Reineke Pohlhaus, PhD; Hong Jiang, PhD; Jennifer Sutton, MSAffiliations: From National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892.Disclosures: None disclosed. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoSex Differences in Attainment of Independent Funding by Career Development Awardees Reshma Jagsi , Amy R. Motomura , Kent A. Griffith , Soumya Rangarajan , and Peter A. Ubel Sex Differences in Career Development Awardees' Subsequent Grant Attainment Reshma Jagsi and Peter A. Ubel Metrics Cited byDisparities in Gender and Race Among Physician–Scientists: A Call to Action and Strategic RecommendationsTransition to IndependenceOur Essential and Endangered Dentist–Scientist WorkforcePatterns of Feedback on the Bridge to Independence: A Qualitative Thematic Analysis of NIH Mentored Career Development Award Application CritiquesBuilding the Women's Health Research Workforce: Fostering Interdisciplinary Research Approaches in Women's HealthOutcome Evaluation of the National Cancer Institute Career Development Awards ProgramGender inequality in awarded research grantsSex Differences in Application, Success, and Funding Rates for NIH Extramural Programs 4 May 2010Volume 152, Issue 9Page: 616-617KeywordsCareers in researchConflicts of interestResearch fundingResearch grants ePublished: 4 May 2010 Issue Published: 4 May 2010 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2010 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...