office of extramural research national institutes of health july 2013

Changes in Age Distribution Over Time: Medical School Faculty and Principal Investigators on NIH

Research Project Grants with the MD or the MD/Ph.D. (FY 1980 – FY 2012)

Office of Extramural ResearchNational Institutes of Health

July 2013

1980

1981

1982

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

1980 & 2012

1980 2012

19801981

19821983

19841985

19861987

19881989

19901991

19921993

19941995

19961997

19981999

20002001

20022003

20042005

20062007

20082009

20102011

201235.0

37.0

39.0

41.0

43.0

45.0

47.0

49.0

51.0

53.0

55.0

Average and Median Age of Research Project Grant Principal Investigators and Faculty with the MD or MD-PhD in US Medical Schools

(FY 1980 - 2012)

Average Age RPG MD & MD-PhD PIs

Median Age RPG MD & MD-PhD PIs

Average Age MD & MD-PhD Faculty

Median Age MD & MD-PhD Faculty

Age

1980

1981

1982

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

0%

2%

4%

6%

8%

10%

12%

14%

16%

18%

Percentage of NIH Research Project Grant Principal Investigators with the MD or the MD-Ph.D. Age 36 and Younger and Age 66 and Older

(FY 1980 - FY 2012)

Age 36 and Younger

Age 66 and Older

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f All

PhD

PIs