Research Article

Canadian M.D.-Ph.D. Programs Produce Impactful Physician-Scientists: The McGill Experience

Table 1

Physician-scientist research.

Clinician-investigator research (%)

Protected research time, %
 <251 (11.1)
 25–493 (33.3)
 ≥505 (55.6)
 Mean ± SD49.0 ± 19.4
Primary investigator on grant
 Yes 8 (88.9)
 No1 (11.1)
Research grants
 CIHR/NIH5 (55.5)
 Multiple ongoing grants7 (77.8)
Publications
 <253 (33.3)
 25–505 (55.5)
 >501 (11.1)
 Mean ± SD 39.6 ± 31.4
-index
 <102 (22.2)
 10–306 (66.6)
 >301 (11.1)
 Mean ± SD15.9 ± 12.8
Specialty
 Neurology2 (22.2)
 Pediatrics2 (22.2)
 Anatomical pathology1 (11.1)
 Internal medicine1 (11.1)
 Neurosurgery1 (11.1)
 Plastic surgery1 (11.1)
 Radiology1 (11.1)

As of Sept 7, 2015.