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Table 34: Osteopathic Applicants from U.S. Osteopathic Schools by Specialty, Race and Ethnicity, 2007

NOTE: The table below displays the self-identified~ ethnic and racial characteristics of osteopathic applicants from U. S. osteopathic 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
Osteopathic Internship
297
9.1
90
10.7
95
8.0
22
11.6
93
8.4
*
16.3
1,594
8.6
Anesthesiology
68
26.4
8
23.3
12
26.1
*
24.0
16
37.5
.
.
233
24.3
Dermatology
*
11.7
.
.
*
9.3
*
12.0
*
5.5
*
103.0
39
14.6
Emergency Medicine
50
18.8
16
15.2
15
18.9
*
23.0
22
18.9
*
24.0
302
16.5
Family Medicine
92
9.9
23
5.3
35
9.2
*
5.7
27
11.7
*
5.0
418
7.5
Internal Medicine
185
18.9
22
16.4
40
12.3
*
9.3
37
17.8
*
19.0
523
11.8
Neurological Surgery
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
Neurology
15
15.9
*
15.0
*
11.3
*
25.0
*
22.0
.
.
61
15.0
Child Neurology (Neurology)
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
*
1.0
Nuclear Medicine
*
1.0
*
21.0
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
*
7.0
Obstetrics and Gynecology
10
38.2
15
20.0
7
14.4
*
7.5
8
24.9
.
.
161
15.4
Orthopaedic Surgery
13
13.8
5
19.0
*
1.0
*
3.0
*
8.0
*
11.0
73
13.1
Otolaryngology
8
15.6
*
19.3
*
6.0
.
.
*
14.0
.
.
30
13.7
Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical
12
28.6
*
10.0
5
8.8
.
.
*
6.5
.
.
51
21.3
Pediatrics
40
18.0
7
21.1
15
14.0
.
.
15
16.9
*
1.0
180
12.6
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
35
20.2
7
21.6
8
20.5
*
52.0
10
22.8
.
.
102
13.6
Plastic Surgery
*
26.0
*
1.0
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
9
13.2
Psychiatry
29
24.4
7
12.7
16
10.2
*
20.0
8
11.6
*
1.0
110
13.1
Radiology-Diagnostic
32
25.7
*
68.3
*
22.0
*
26.0
7
46.9
.
.
128
26.3
Radiation Oncology
6
12.0
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
20
14.2
Surgery-General
41
15.8
12
19.9
8
9.4
*
6.7
8
7.0
.
.
202
15.9
Vascular Surgery (Integrated)
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
Urology
5
21.4
*
25.3
*
92.0
.
.
*
1.0
.
.
22
28.5
Internal Medicine/ Pediatrics
5
13.6
*
1.0
*
1.0
.
.
*
2.5
.
.
36
9.7
Internal Medicine/Emergency Medicine
11
1.8
.
.
*
1.0
.
.
5
3.8
.
.
30
2.8
Internal Medicine/Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
Internal Medicine/ Psychiatry
*
2.0
*
3.0
.
.
.
.
*
2.0
.
.
13
2.8
Psychiatry/Family Practice
*
1.0
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
6
3.0
Pediatrics/Emergency Medicine
.
.
.
.
*
3.0
.
.
*
3.0
.
.
.
.
Pediatrics/Psychiatry/Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
*
3.0
.
.
.
.
.
.
*
3.0
*
5.0
11
4.9
Pediatrics/Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
5
1.4
Internal Medicine/Family Practice
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
*
1.0
Psychiatry/Neurology
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
*
5.0
Internal Medicine/ Dermatology
*
3.0
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
Pediatrics/Dermatology
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
*
2.0
Emergency Medicine/Family Medicine
*
1.0
*
1.0
*
1.0
.
.
*
1.0
.
.
12
1.0
Transitional Year
57
5.8
8
10.0
10
6.9
*
4.3
9
7.0
*
5.5
256
4.7
Total Osteopathic Applicants
424
29.9
102
23.7
116
21.2
16
20.9
113
30.4
6
41.2
1,957
20.9

~ 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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