Table 33: Allopathic Applicants from U.S. Medical Schools by Specialty,
Race and Ethnicity, 2007
NOTE: The table below displays the self-identified~
ethnic and racial characteristics of allopathic applicants from U.S.
medical schools and average number of applications submitted to ERAS by
specialty in 2007. Please e-mail us at facts@aamc.org
if you need further assistance or have additional inquiries.
|
Residency Applicants by Specialty, Race and
Ethnicity, 2007
|
Asian
|
Black or African American
|
Hispanic or Latino
|
American Indian and Alaska Native
|
Other Race
|
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
|
White
|
|
Applicants
|
Avg nbr of Applications
|
Applicants
|
Avg nbr of Applications
|
Applicants
|
Avg nbr of Applications
|
Applicants
|
Avg nbr of Applications
|
Applicants
|
Avg nbr of Applications
|
Applicants
|
Avg nbr of Applications
|
Applicants
|
Avg nbr of Applications
|
| Anesthesiology |
341
|
30.2
|
166
|
28.5
|
115
|
28.4
|
9
|
27.9
|
90
|
28.7
|
5
|
15.0
|
882
|
22.7
|
| Dermatology |
108
|
60.7
|
44
|
48.8
|
36
|
52.9
|
*
|
37.5
|
33
|
64.9
|
*
|
40.5
|
399
|
52.7
|
| Emergency Medicine |
206
|
31.3
|
119
|
27.4
|
113
|
26.1
|
11
|
24.6
|
94
|
28.4
|
6
|
36.8
|
1,053
|
25.1
|
| Family Medicine |
215
|
15.1
|
199
|
11.8
|
157
|
12.2
|
16
|
9.8
|
104
|
13.1
|
7
|
9.4
|
1,201
|
10.9
|
| Internal Medicine |
1,757
|
19.8
|
516
|
17.7
|
468
|
17.6
|
37
|
13.9
|
317
|
19.7
|
10
|
19.7
|
3,978
|
13.9
|
| Neurological Surgery |
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
| Neurology |
94
|
20.8
|
28
|
15.6
|
27
|
22.3
|
*
|
67.0
|
19
|
18.1
|
.
|
.
|
251
|
15.4
|
| Child Neurology (Neurology) |
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
2
|
1.0
|
| Nuclear Medicine |
7
|
8.0
|
5
|
12.2
|
*
|
11.8
|
.
|
.
|
*
|
4.0
|
.
|
.
|
9
|
7.0
|
| Obstetrics and Gynecology |
152
|
29.0
|
167
|
24.1
|
104
|
24.8
|
7
|
27.3
|
64
|
25.1
|
*
|
19.0
|
686
|
22.0
|
| Orthopaedic Surgery |
111
|
51.7
|
50
|
39.8
|
48
|
39.6
|
8
|
43.3
|
42
|
52.2
|
*
|
72.7
|
686
|
47.3
|
| Otolaryngology |
83
|
44.4
|
18
|
33.3
|
21
|
43.7
|
*
|
40.7
|
15
|
33.7
|
*
|
2.5
|
263
|
39.0
|
| Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical |
75
|
19.1
|
45
|
17.2
|
35
|
15.9
|
5
|
25.2
|
20
|
13.9
|
*
|
10.0
|
351
|
15.4
|
| Pediatrics |
347
|
19.5
|
159
|
17.9
|
158
|
18.3
|
17
|
14.3
|
91
|
17.5
|
7
|
17.1
|
1,420
|
15.7
|
| Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation |
88
|
19.8
|
50
|
19.9
|
41
|
27.1
|
.
|
.
|
27
|
24.9
|
*
|
9.7
|
163
|
17.1
|
| Plastic Surgery |
31
|
31.7
|
21
|
28.7
|
18
|
21.1
|
*
|
37.0
|
14
|
19.4
|
.
|
.
|
160
|
27.6
|
| Psychiatry |
147
|
19.9
|
98
|
17.3
|
85
|
17.3
|
9
|
14.1
|
58
|
14.9
|
5
|
12.8
|
564
|
15.3
|
| Radiology-Diagnostic |
282
|
47.0
|
58
|
34.5
|
68
|
50.2
|
5
|
51.2
|
61
|
54.6
|
*
|
7.0
|
744
|
36.2
|
| Radiation Oncology |
75
|
38.2
|
20
|
25.4
|
10
|
36.3
|
*
|
46.0
|
10
|
34.5
|
.
|
.
|
119
|
35.3
|
| Surgery-General |
373
|
26.6
|
195
|
22.5
|
168
|
25.5
|
21
|
18.3
|
113
|
26.9
|
8
|
28.1
|
1,387
|
20.7
|
| Vascular Surgery (Integrated) |
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
| Urology |
75
|
51.2
|
21
|
38.8
|
10
|
45.9
|
*
|
41.0
|
13
|
44.6
|
.
|
.
|
214
|
41.2
|
| Internal Medicine/Pediatrics |
66
|
13.3
|
45
|
14.0
|
29
|
12.5
|
*
|
5.0
|
13
|
10.4
|
*
|
8.0
|
268
|
13.5
|
| Internal Medicine/ Emergency Medicine |
20
|
5.9
|
19
|
3.5
|
8
|
4.1
|
*
|
1.0
|
10
|
4.2
|
*
|
2.0
|
80
|
2.7
|
| Internal Medicine/Physical Medicine
and Rehabilitation |
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
| Internal Medicine/ Psychiatry |
7
|
5.6
|
6
|
6.3
|
*
|
6.3
|
.
|
.
|
*
|
3.3
|
*
|
2.0
|
28
|
4.1
|
| Psychiatry/Family Practice |
6
|
2.5
|
6
|
3.0
|
*
|
2.7
|
*
|
2.0
|
*
|
3.0
|
*
|
2.0
|
24
|
2.5
|
| Pediatrics/Emergency Medicine |
*
|
2.8
|
*
|
2.5
|
*
|
1.0
|
*
|
1.0
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
17
|
2.2
|
| Pediatrics/Psychiatry/Child
and Adolescent Psychiatry |
*
|
1.0
|
11
|
3.6
|
*
|
3.3
|
.
|
.
|
*
|
4.0
|
*
|
9.0
|
35
|
4.6
|
| Pediatrics/Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation |
.
|
.
|
*
|
1.0
|
*
|
1.5
|
.
|
.
|
*
|
2.0
|
.
|
.
|
6
|
2.5
|
| Internal Medicine/Family Practice |
*
|
1.8
|
.
|
.
|
*
|
1.5
|
.
|
.
|
*
|
1.5
|
.
|
.
|
11
|
1.5
|
| Psychiatry/Neurology |
*
|
5.0
|
.
|
.
|
*
|
5.5
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
13
|
2.3
|
| Internal Medicine/ Dermatology |
16
|
2.4
|
6
|
2.5
|
*
|
2.0
|
.
|
.
|
6
|
2.8
|
.
|
.
|
37
|
2.4
|
| Pediatrics/Dermatology |
*
|
1.8
|
*
|
1.8
|
*
|
1.5
|
.
|
.
|
*
|
2.0
|
.
|
.
|
20
|
1.5
|
| Emergency Medicine/Family Medicine |
6
|
1.0
|
17
|
1.0
|
6
|
1.0
|
.
|
.
|
5
|
1.0
|
*
|
1.0
|
31
|
1.0
|
| Transitional Year |
736
|
9.6
|
214
|
7.6
|
196
|
8.1
|
19
|
6.7
|
154
|
9.0
|
6
|
9.5
|
2,037
|
8.2
|
| Total Allopathic Applicants |
3,253
|
39.7
|
1,326
|
34.6
|
1,186
|
34.8
|
112
|
30.7
|
788
|
40.9
|
42
|
34.6
|
10,952
|
30.2
|
~ Hispanic Ethnicities are alone or in
combination with any Race.
* Indcates fewer than 5 cases.
Sources: AAMC - Pre 2008, ERAS DW on dsdev, 2008 ERAS on 662, as of 6/2/2008.
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