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. 2022 Oct 3;5(10):e2238600.
doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.38600.

Inequity in National Institutes of Health Predoctoral Fellowships, 2001-2020

Mytien Nguyen  1 , Nghia D Nguyen  2 , Sarwat I Chaudhry  3 , Mayur M Desai  4 , Jose E Cavazos  5 , Dowin Boatright  6
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Inequity in National Institutes of Health Predoctoral Fellowships, 2001-2020

Mytien Nguyen et al. JAMA Netw Open. .
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Plain language summary

This cross-sectional study examines trends in number of awards and funding of general and diversity F31 predoctoral fellowships from 2001 to 2020.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Cavazos reported grants from UT Health San Antonio NIH T32GM113896 during the conduct of the study. No other disclosures were reported.

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Figure 1.
Figure 1.. Trends in Annual Count of Newly Awarded F31 General and F31 Diversity Fellowships
A, Count of newly awarded fellowships over time for general and diversity F31 awards with linear regression trends analysis. B, Count of newly awarded diversity F31 awards compared with total number of underrepresented by race and ethnicity (eg, Black, Hispanic, American Indian, Alaska Native) students. C, Percentage of newly awarded diversity F31 awards compared with proportion of underrepresented students. Dotted lines indicate the simple linear regression best fit line for each award type, and P values indicates statistical significance of slopes from 0.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.. Annual NIH Spending on New General and Diversity F31 Fellowships
A, Total spending (adjusted to 2020 dollars) of newly awarded general and diversity F31 fellowships over time with linear regression trends analysis; dotted lines indicate the simple linear regression best fit line for each award type, and P values indicate statistical significance of slopes from 0. B, Proportion of total NIH F31 fellowship budget spent on general and diversity F31 fellowships from 2001 to 2020.
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