Transcript Diversity Resources and Data Snapshots December 2011 Edition Diversity Policy and Programs Medical School Applicants and First-year Enrollees 50,000 40,000 30,000 43,919 Applicants 20,000 10,000 First-year entrants 19,230 Source: AAMC Data Warehouse: Applicant Matriculant File.

Diversity Resources and
Data Snapshots
December 2011 Edition
Diversity Policy and
Programs
Medical School Applicants and
First-year Enrollees
50,000
40,000
30,000
43,919
Applicants
20,000
10,000
First-year entrants
19,230
0
Source: AAMC Data Warehouse: Applicant Matriculant File (DW:AMF), as of 10/4/2011
2011 Medical School Applicant Pool
Remains Steady
60,000
Total = 43,919
50,000
40,000
Re-applicants = 11,265
30,000
20,000
First-Time Applicant = 32,654
10,000
0
1982
1986
1990
1994
1998
2002
Source: AAMC Data Warehouse: Applicant Matriculant File (DW:AMF), as of 10/4/2011
2007
2011
Nearly Equal Numbers of
Men and Women Apply
30,000
2011 Men Applicants =
23,135
25,000
20,000
2011 Women
Applicants = 20,780
15,000
10,000
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2007
Source: AAMC Data Warehouse: Applicant Matriculant File (DW:AMF), as of 10/4/2011
2011
Minorities in Medicine Fluctuate
in the Medical School Applicant Pool
4,000
3640
3539
Black/African American
3,000
3459
2531
Hispanic/Latino
2,000
1,000
American Indian/AK Native
379
317
0
Source: AAMC Data Warehouse: Applicant Matriculant File (DW:AMF), as of 10/4/2011
Additional Information
For more information regarding the data discussed
in this presentation, please contact Gwen
Garrison, Director at the Association of American
Medical Colleges. ([email protected]; 202828-0585.)
Contact Information
For additional information regarding the monthly
data slides, please contact Sarah Schoolcraft,
Senior Research Analyst in the Diversity Policy
and Programs Cluster at the Association of
American Medical Colleges
([email protected]; 202-828-0560)
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