Preventive medicine included the highest percentage of active physicians, 55 years and older, in 2010, according to the 2012 Physician Specialty Data Book, prepared by the Center for Workforce Studies at the Association of American Medical Colleges.
The primary data sources for this report include the American Medical Association 2011 Physician Masterfile, population estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau and the AAMC/AMA National Graduate Medical Education Census.
Here are the top five specialties with the highest percentages of active physicians, aged 55 years and older, in 2010:
Preventive medicine — 62.4 percent
Anatomic/clinical pathology — 57.3 percent
Psychiatry — 56.7 percent
Thoracic surgery — 51.6 percent
Cardiovascular disease — 50.6 percent
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The primary data sources for this report include the American Medical Association 2011 Physician Masterfile, population estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau and the AAMC/AMA National Graduate Medical Education Census.
Here are the top five specialties with the highest percentages of active physicians, aged 55 years and older, in 2010:
Preventive medicine — 62.4 percent
Anatomic/clinical pathology — 57.3 percent
Psychiatry — 56.7 percent
Thoracic surgery — 51.6 percent
Cardiovascular disease — 50.6 percent
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