| Survey item | Response; no. (%) of respondents n = 139* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strongly disagree | Disagree | Neutral | Agree | Strongly agree | |
| Overall, I am satisfied with the quality of my medical education | 1 (0.7) | 1 (0.7) | 7 (5.1) | 53 (38.4) | 76 (55.1) |
| Overall, I am satisfied with the quality of my clinician-scientist training | 1 (0.7) | 3 (2.2) | 17 (12.5) | 54 (39.7) | 61 (44.9) |
| If I could revisit my choice, I would choose to attend medical school again | 3 (2.2) | 0 (0) | 10 (7.2) | 39 (28.3) | 86 (62.3) |
| If I could revisit my choice, I would choose to attend a PhD or combined PhD program again | 6 (4.4) | 8 (5.9) | 16 (11.8) | 47 (34.6) | 59 (43.4) |
| If I could revisit my choice, I would choose to attend an MD/PhD program again | 9 (6.6) | 6 (4.4) | 22 (16.1) | 43 (31.4) | 57 (41.6) |
| I am engaged in translational research | 29 (21.5) | 9 (6.7) | 19 (14.1) | 32 (23.7) | 46 (34.1) |
| I am engaged in clinical research | 17 (12.6) | 14 (10.4) | 20 (14.8) | 48 (35.6) | 36 (26.7) |
| I am engaged in basic science research | 44 (32.6) | 23 (17.0) | 17 (12.6) | 18 (13.3) | 33 (24.4) |
| I am engaged in health services research | 80 (59.7) | 10 (7.5) | 21 (15.7) | 17 (12.7) | 6 (4.5) |
| I will be substantially involved in research in the future | 8 (5.8) | 7 (5.1) | 24 (17.4) | 38 (27.5) | 61 (44.2) |
| The combined MD/PhD degree has helped my career | 1 (0.7) | 7 (5.1) | 13 (9.4) | 40 (29.0) | 77 (55.8) |
| I am satisfied with my work-life balance | 4 (3.0) | 23 (17.0) | 39 (28.9) | 56 (41.5) | 13 (9.6) |
| I believe that Canada should train more clinician-scientists | 3 (2.2) | 5 (3.6) | 14 (10.1) | 40 (29.0) | 76 (55.1) |
| I believe the CIHR should fund Canadian MD/PhD programs | 3 (2.2) | 4 (2.9) | 11 (8.0) | 21 (15.2) | 99 (71.7) |
Note: CIHR = Canadian Institutes of Health Research.
*Responses may not sum to the number indicated in the columns when a response to the relevant question was not required to complete the survey.