Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, United States; Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, United States
Martin T Wells
Department of Statistics and Data Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, United States
Matthew F Cipriano
Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, United States
Jacob N Sneva
Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, United States
The lack of diversity among faculty at universities and medical schools in the United States is a matter of growing concern. However, the factors that influence the career choices of underrepresented minority and female postdoctoral researchers have received relatively little attention. Here we report the results of a survey of 1284 postdocs working in the biomedical sciences in the US. Our findings highlight possible reasons why some underrepresented minority and female postdocs choose not to pursue careers in academic research, and suggest interventions that could be taken in the early stages of postdoctoral training to prevent this attrition of underrepresented groups.
