05/09/2007
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U.S. Medical School Enrollment by Race and Ethnicity, 1978-2005 |
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Total |
White |
Asian |
Black Americans |
Hispanic |
Native American and Unknown |
|
1978 |
60,039 |
51,974 |
1,422 |
3,587 |
1,914 |
1,142 |
|
1979 |
62,213 |
53,746 |
1,592 |
3,537 |
2,263 |
1,075 |
|
1980 |
63,800 |
54,854 |
1,777 |
3,627 |
2,332 |
1,210 |
|
1981 |
65,189 |
53,434 |
1,924 |
3,708 |
4,684 |
1,439 |
|
1982 |
66,298 |
56,201 |
2,518 |
3,854 |
2,850 |
875 |
|
1983 |
66,748 |
56,032 |
2,936 |
3,869 |
3,283 |
628 |
|
1984 |
67,327 |
56,167 |
3,290 |
3,892 |
3,301 |
677 |
|
1985 |
67,016 |
55,232 |
3,763 |
3,944 |
3,315 |
762 |
|
1986 |
66,585 |
54,335 |
4,289 |
3,849 |
3,558 |
554 |
|
1987 |
66,125 |
53,136 |
4,883 |
3,892 |
3,461 |
753 |
|
1988 |
65,735 |
51,728 |
5,738 |
3,968 |
3,491 |
810 |
|
1989 |
65,300 |
50,366 |
6,595 |
3,995 |
3,551 |
793 |
|
1990 |
65,016 |
48,961 |
7,489 |
4,145 |
3,407 |
1,014 |
|
1991 |
65,163 |
47,893 |
8,436 |
4,241 |
3,401 |
1,192 |
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1992 |
65,602 |
47,094 |
9,438 |
4,334 |
3,432 |
1,304 |
|
1993 |
65,591 |
45,880 |
9,988 |
4,514 |
4,624 |
585 |
|
1994 |
66,188 |
45,427 |
10,525 |
4,789 |
5,213 |
660 |
|
1995 |
66,796 |
43,976 |
11,065 |
5,092 |
5,869 |
794 |
|
1996 |
66,932 |
44,374 |
11,440 |
5,309 |
5,100 |
709 |
|
1997 |
66,903 |
43,880 |
11,876 |
5,380 |
5,088 |
679 |
|
1998 |
66,979 |
43,284 |
12,560 |
5,298 |
5,175 |
662 |
|
1999 |
66,476 |
42,945 |
12,741 |
5,149 |
4,957 |
684 |
|
2000 |
66,237 |
42,609 |
12,978 |
5,033 |
4,890 |
727 |
|
2001 |
65,963 |
42,154 |
13,264 |
4,881 |
4,861 |
803 |
|
2002 |
65,989 |
41,737 |
13,139 |
4,746 |
5,510 |
857 |
|
2003 |
66,334 |
42,435 |
13,589 |
4,905 |
3,882 |
1,523 |
|
2004 |
67,013 |
42,241 |
13,601 |
4,945 |
4,388 |
1,838 |
|
2005 |
67,446 |
42,640 |
13,745 |
4,990 |
4,702 |
1,369 |
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Total |
White |
Asian |
Black Americans |
Hispanic |
Native American and Unknown |
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Percent of Total Enrollment: |
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1978 |
100.0% |
86.6% |
2.4% |
6.0% |
3.2% |
1.9% |
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1979 |
100.0% |
86.4% |
2.6% |
5.7% |
3.6% |
1.7% |
|
1980 |
100.0% |
86.0% |
2.8% |
5.7% |
3.7% |
1.9% |
|
1981 |
100.0% |
82.0% |
3.0% |
5.7% |
7.2% |
2.2% |
|
1982 |
100.0% |
84.8% |
3.8% |
5.8% |
4.3% |
1.3% |
|
1983 |
100.0% |
83.9% |
4.4% |
5.8% |
4.9% |
0.9% |
|
1984 |
100.0% |
83.4% |
4.9% |
5.8% |
4.9% |
1.0% |
|
1985 |
100.0% |
82.4% |
5.6% |
5.9% |
4.9% |
1.1% |
|
1986 |
100.0% |
81.6% |
6.4% |
5.8% |
5.3% |
0.8% |
|
1987 |
100.0% |
80.4% |
7.4% |
5.9% |
5.2% |
1.1% |
|
1988 |
100.0% |
78.7% |
8.7% |
6.0% |
5.3% |
1.2% |
|
1989 |
100.0% |
77.1% |
10.1% |
6.1% |
5.4% |
1.2% |
|
1990 |
100.0% |
75.3% |
11.5% |
6.4% |
5.2% |
1.6% |
|
1991 |
100.0% |
73.5% |
12.9% |
6.5% |
5.2% |
1.8% |
|
1992 |
100.0% |
71.8% |
14.4% |
6.6% |
5.2% |
2.0% |
|
1993 |
100.0% |
69.9% |
15.2% |
6.9% |
7.0% |
0.9% |
|
1994 |
100.0% |
68.6% |
15.9% |
7.2% |
7.9% |
1.0% |
|
1995 |
100.0% |
65.8% |
16.6% |
7.6% |
8.8% |
1.2% |
|
1996 |
100.0% |
66.3% |
17.1% |
7.9% |
7.6% |
1.1% |
|
1997 |
100.0% |
65.6% |
17.8% |
8.0% |
7.6% |
1.0% |
|
1998 |
100.0% |
64.6% |
18.8% |
7.9% |
7.7% |
1.0% |
|
1999 |
100.0% |
64.6% |
19.2% |
7.7% |
7.5% |
1.0% |
|
2000 |
100.0% |
64.3% |
19.6% |
7.6% |
7.4% |
1.1% |
|
2001 |
100.0% |
63.9% |
20.1% |
7.4% |
7.4% |
1.2% |
|
2002 |
100.0% |
63.2% |
19.9% |
7.2% |
8.3% |
1.3% |
|
2003 |
100.0% |
64.0% |
20.5% |
7.4% |
5.9% |
2.3% |
|
2004 |
100.0% |
63.0% |
20.3% |
7.4% |
6.5% |
2.7% |
|
2005 |
100.0% |
63.2% |
20.4% |
7.4% |
7.0% |
2.0% |
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Source: Association of American Medical Colleges, "Minorities in Medical Education: Facts |
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and Figures 2005. Table 7 (1978-2003); Table 6 (2004-2005) |
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Native and Foreign-born |
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Physicians in the U.S. |
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Native |
Foreign |
% Foreign |
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Total |
Born |
Born |
Born |
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1970 |
334,028 |
276,709 |
57,319 |
17.2% |
|
1994 |
684,414 |
529,736 |
154,678 |
22.6% |
|
2002 |
874,589 |
675,886 |
198,703 |
22.7% |
|
2005 |
794,893 |
609,659 |
185,234 |
23.3% |
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% increase, 1970-2005 |
138.0% |
120.3% |
223.2% |
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Source: American Medical Association, International Medical Graduates (IMGs) in the U.S. |
Edwin S. Rubenstein is President of ESR Research Economic Consultants in Indianapolis.
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