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. 2021 May;27(5):752-755.
doi: 10.1038/s41591-021-01352-3.

First-generation physician-scientists are under-represented and need better support

Briana Christophers  1 , Briana Macedo  2 , Edwin Nieblas-Bedolla  3 , Mollie Marr  4 , Olaf S Andersen  5 , Catharine Boothroyd  5
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First-generation physician-scientists are under-represented and need better support

Briana Christophers et al. Nat Med. 2021 May.
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Parental educational attainment of applicants and matriculants to MD-PhD programs (2012-2020) versus that of the US general population.
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Fig. 2 |. Possible solutions to social, financial, and cultural barriers faced by first-generation students interested in pursuing the MD-PhD career path.
MCAT, Medical College Admission Test.
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