Research projects in the Surgeon-Scientist and Clinician-Investigator programs at the University of Toronto (1987-2016): a cohort study

Research projects from trainees in the Surgical Scientist Program (1987-1992) and Clinician Investigator Program (1993-2016) - both at the University of Toronto - were categorized by 2 independent raters as pertaining to basic science, epidemiology, or education. The proportion pertaining to basic science is depicted here. The absolute numbers of trainees are shown in Figure 2. Inset shows proportions for each year in the first and last quintiles with mean and standard deviation; p = 0.005 by 2-tailed t test.