AAMC Report on Residents 2021

The AAMC recently published their Report on Residents 2021. Of note,

  • The percentage of medical residents who identify as Black or African American and as Hispanic, Latino, or of Spanish origin has increased since last year.
  • Women make up the vast majority in obstetrics and gynecology (85.2%) and pediatrics (72.7%).
  • Only 27.0% of the 2020-21 graduates intended to train in the specialties they had listed as their preference when they began medical school.
  • The majority of medical residents (57.1%) who completed residency training from 2011 through 2020 practice in the state where they completed their residencies.
  • In a tip of the hat to my favorite state, physician retention after medical residency is highest in California (77.8%).

There are more goodies; the information is summed up in this table.

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About Dr. Michelle Finkel

Dr. Michelle Finkel

Dr. Finkel is a graduate of Stanford University and Harvard Medical School. On completing her residency at Harvard, she was asked to
stay on as faculty at Harvard Medical School and spent five years teaching at the world-renowned Massachusetts General Hospital.
She was appointed to the Assistant Residency Director position for the Harvard Affiliated
Emergency Medicine Residency where she reviewed countless applications, personal statements and resumes. Read more

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