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Independent Association of Postdoctoral Training with Subsequent Careers in Cancer Prevention
- Source :
- PLoS ONE, Vol 10, Iss 12, p e0144880 (2015), PLoS ONE
- Publication Year :
- 2015
- Publisher :
- Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015.
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Abstract
- The purpose of this study was to examine the career paths of alumni from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Cancer Prevention Fellowship Program (CPFP), a structured in-house postdoctoral training program of 3-4 years duration, and specifically what proportion of the alumni were currently performing cancer prevention-related activities. The analyses here included 119 CPFP alumni and 85 unsuccessful CPFP applicants, all of whom completed postdoctoral training between 1987-2011 and are currently employed. Postdoctoral training experiences and current career outcomes data were collected via online surveys. Differences between groups were assessed using chi-square and Fisher's exact test p-values and subsequent regression analyses adjusted for differences between the groups. Compared to 15.3% of unsuccessful CPFP applicants, 52.1% of CPFP alumni (odds ratio [OR] = 4.99, 95% confidence interval [95% CI): 1.91-13.0) were currently spending the majority of their time working in cancer prevention. Among those doing any cancer prevention-focused work, 54.3% of CPFP alumni spent the majority of their time performing cancer prevention research activities when compared to 25.5% of unsuccessful applicants (OR = 4.26, 95% CI: 1.38-13.2). In addition to the independent effect of the NCI CPFP, scientific discipline, and employment sector were also associated with currently working in cancer prevention and involvement in cancer prevention research-related activities. These results from a structured postdoctoral training program are relevant not only to the cancer prevention community but also to those interested in evaluating alignment of postdoctoral training programs with available and desired career paths more broadly.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
Cancer Prevention Fellowship Program
Gerontology
medicine.medical_specialty
Alternative medicine
lcsh:Medicine
Employment sector
Neoplasms
Surveys and Questionnaires
Odds Ratio
medicine
Humans
Fellowships and Scholarships
Association (psychology)
lcsh:Science
Multidisciplinary
Cancer prevention
Career Choice
business.industry
Research
lcsh:R
Academies and Institutes
Cancer
Odds ratio
Middle Aged
medicine.disease
Regression Analysis
Female
lcsh:Q
business
Training program
Research Article
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 19326203 and 19872011
- Volume :
- 10
- Issue :
- 12
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- PLoS ONE
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....aa20a812cb0f5381ed2c0b2422f854cf