The AMA and the Association of American Medical Colleges collected data from 2022 and 2023 as part of their annual National Graduate Medical Education Census.
This year, nearly half of physician residents (48.2%) are female, up from last year’s census. Nearly 90% of OB-GYN residents identify as female, according to the report.
The five most male-dominated resident physician specialties and their percentage of practicing male residents:
1. Orthopedic surgery — 79.6%
2. Interventional radiology (integrated) — 77.5%
3. Neurological surgery — 76.2%
4. Radiology-diagnostic — 71.8%
5. Urology — 67.7%
The six most female-dominated resident physician specialties and their percentage of practicing female residents:
1. Obstetrics and gynecology — 87.2%
2. Pediatrics/psychiatry/child and adolescent psychiatry (combined) — 75.5%
3. Pediatrics — 73.6%
4. Allergy and immunology — 65.8%
5. Public health and general preventive medicine — 65.2%
6. Dermatology — 61.7%
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