10 least diverse physician specialties

Orthopedics is the “whitest” physician specialty, with about 83.6 percent of surgeons identifying as white, according to 2022 data from the Association of American Medical Colleges. 

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Top 10 least diverse physician specialties: 

1. Orthopedics: 83.6 percent 

2. Sports medicine (orthopedic surgery): 79.3 percent 

3. Pulmonary disease: 75.8 percent 

4. Otolaryngology: 75.2 percent

5. Urology: 75.2 percent 

6. Emergency medicine: 74.9 percent 

7. Plastic surgery: 73.5 percent 

8. Dermatology: 73.4 percent 

9. Radiology: 73.2 percent 

10. Neurological surgery: 70.7 percent

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