Citizenship status and career self-efficacy: An intersectional study of biomedical trainees in the United States

Deepshikha Chatterjee, Ana T Nogueira, Inge Wefes, Roger Chalkley, Susi Sturzenegger Varvayanis, Cynthia N Fuhrmann, Janani Varadarajan, Gabrielle A Jacob, Christiann H Gaines, Nisan M Hubbard, Sunita Chaudhary and Rebekah L Layton

PLOS ONE, 2024, vol. 19, issue 3, 1-25

Abstract: This study examines the intersectional role of citizenship and gender with career self-efficacy amongst 10,803 doctoral and postdoctoral trainees in US universities. These biomedical trainees completed surveys administered by 17 US institutions that participated in the National Institutes of Health Broadening Experiences in Scientific Training (NIH BEST) Programs. Findings indicate that career self-efficacy of non-citizen trainees is significantly lower than that of US citizen trainees. While lower career efficacy was observed in women compared with men, it was even lower for non-citizen female trainees. Results suggest that specific career interests may be related to career self-efficacy. Relative to US citizen trainees, both male and female non-citizen trainees showed higher interest in pursuing a career as an academic research investigator. In comparison with non-citizen female trainees and citizen trainees of all genders, non-citizen male trainees expressed the highest interest in research-intensive (and especially principal investigator) careers. The authors discuss potential causes for these results and offer recommendations for increasing trainee career self-efficacy which can be incorporated into graduate and postdoctoral training.

Date: 2024
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