The following charts are from the 2008 AAMC publication 'Diversity in Medical Education: Facts & Figures 2008'.Get the free pdf version from the AAMC Group on Women in Medicine and Science (GWIMS) section [http://www.aamc.org/members/gwims/] at the AAMC website.
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Medical School Applicants
Between 2006 and 2007 the total number of applicants increased to 42,315. This was an 8.2% increase from the total number of applicants in 2006 (39,108). In 2007, the percentage of applicants to medical school who were women (49%) was slightly less than was the percentage of men (see Figure 1). First-time applicants increased by 7.9% from 2006 (29,583) to 2007 (31,946).
[Diversity in Medical Education: Facts & Figures 2008; p.17]
In 2005, 2006, and 2007, the percentage of Black or African American women applicants to medical school
has continued to surpass Black or African-American men (68.2%, 68.9%, and 68.3% respectively) (see Figure 8).[Diversity in Medical Education: Facts & Figures 2008; p.24]
Medical School Accepted ApplicantsIn 2007, nearly 63% of all Black or African American women applicants and 59% of Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander women applicants were accepted to medical school. The acceptance rates for men exceeded women among Asian, Hispanic or Latino, American Indian and Alaska Native, andWhite applicants (see Figure 11).
[Diversity in Medical Education: Facts & Figures 2008; p.27]
Medical School GraduatesIn 2007, of the 16,142 medical school graduates, women comprised nearly 50% of the pool. Over time, women have steadily increased their numbers among medical school graduates. The number of women medical school graduates more than doubled from 3,524 in 1980 to 7,923 in 2007 (see Figure 14).
[Diversity in Medical Education: Facts & Figures 2008; p.30]
Racial and ethnic minority women represented 37.1% of all women medical school graduates in 2007 (see
Figure 17).[Diversity in Medical Education: Facts & Figures 2008; p.33]
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Here is some data from the new AAMC publication
'Women in U.S. Academic Medicine: Statistics and Benchmarking Report', released in November 2009: [also mirrored here]
Women Representation in U.S. Medical Schools, 1998 vs. 2008
Profession: 2008-09 | Change from 1998-99
- Medica School Applicants: 48% | +12%
- Accepted Applicants: 48% | +9%
- Residents: 45% | +25%
- Assistant Professors: 41% | +21%
- Associate Professors: 30% | +30%
- Full Professors: 18% | +64%
- Division / Section Chiefs: 21% | +31%
- Department Chairs: 13% | +63%
- Deans: 12% | +140%
[Women Representation ..., 2008, p.4]
Secialities with the Highest Proportion of ...
... Women Residents, 2008:
- Obstetrics and Gynecology: 78%
- Pediatrics: 69%
- Medical Genetics: 66%
- Dermatology: 61%
... Men Residents, 2008
- Neurological Surgery: 88%
- Orthopaedic Surgery: 87%
- Thoracic Surgery: 87%
- Urulogy: 78%
[Women Representation ..., 2008, p.6]
Leadership at U.S. Medical Schools by Gender, 2008
Men | Women
Deans / Interim Deans: 87.7% | 12.3%
Senior Associate Deans: 73.8% | 26.2%
Associate Deans: 65.1% | 34.9%
Assistant Deans: 52.5% | 47.5%
Department Chairs: 87.1% | 12.6%
Division / Section Chiefs: 78.6% | 21.4%
[Women Representation ..., 2008, p.11]
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download the report from the AAMC website [it is also mirrored here].Women in U.S. Academic Medicine Statistics and Medical School Benchmarking
- Data from 2007-2008
- Data from 2006-2007
- Data from 2005-2006
- Data from 2004-2005
'The Diversity Research Forum: Successfully Evaluating Diversity Efforts in Medical Education' (PDF); October 2008
[document also mirrored here]
"Because diversity has been shown to improve medical education and medicine, research and evaluation that focuses on diversity at academic medical institutions remains a core capacity emphasized by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) and the AAMC Diversity Policy and Programs. This publication highlights the importance of evaluation design, implementation, and data collection." [AAMC]
'A Flag In The Wind' (PDF); February 2003
[document also mirrored here]
"In this report, Dr. Thomas Inui presents an exceptional, scholarly analysis of the topic of professionalism, particularly as it is applied to the teaching and practice of medicine. Dr. Inui spent a year as a scholar-in-residence with the Division of Medical Education at the AAMC. His analysis is derived not simply from what he learned during his time with the AAMC, but is informed by his own professional life experiences. In the report, Dr. Inui sets forth recommendations that deserve careful reading by anyone involved in academic medicine, particularly by those interested in embedding professionalism in medical education." [AAMC]
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