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210 The Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions, Volume 25, pp. 210. Printed in the U.S.A. Copyright (c) 2005 The Alliance for Continuing Medical Education, the Society for Medical Education, the Society for Academic Continuing Medical Education, and the Council on CME, Association for Hospital Medical Education. All rights reserved. Facts About US Medical Education and the Physician Workforce Compiled by Sonya Lawson, PhD Office of Continuing Professional Development and Evaluation Studies Virginia Commonwealth University Undergraduate Medical Education – 124 accredited US medical schools • 35,735 US medical school applicants, 2004-05 1 • 17,662 US medical school accepted applicants, 2004-05 1 • 16,648 US medical school matriculants, 2004-05 1 • 15,821 US medical school graduates, 2004 1 • 18,018 (50.4%) women applicants to US medical schools, 2004-2005 1 • 7,256 (45.9%) women graduates from US medical schools, 2004 1 • 381 foreign applicants to US medical schools, 2004 1 • 38 foreign matriculants to US medical schools, 2004 1 • 1,571 US foreign medical graduates (FMGs)received ECFMG Certification in 2003 1 • 7,593 Alien FMGs received ECFMG Certification in 2003 1 Graduate Medical Education • 19,760 residency slots (NRMP) filled, 2005 1 • 13,798 residency slots filled by US medical school graduates, 2005 1 • 1,143 residency slots filled by US citizen graduates from off-shore medical schools, 2005 1 • 3,087 residency slots filled by non-US citizen graduates from off-shore medical schools, 2005 1 • 99,964 residents on duty in US, 2003-2004 2 • 40,888 residents on duty (40.9%) in US were women, 2003-2004 1 • 67,131 US medical school residents on duty, 2003-2004 2 • 26,577 IMG residents on duty, 2003-2004 2 Continuing Medical Education • 853,187 practicing physicians in US, 2002 1 • ~245,000 US licensed physician members of the AMA, 2004 3 • 377,743 specialty certified physicians in US, 2002 1 • 215,005 women practicing physicians in US, 2002 1 • 12,000 US licensed physicians received AMA Physician’s Recognition Award (PRA), 2004 4 • 35 states require the PRA, 2005 4 • 8 additional states require other types of CME, 2005 5 • 2,424 accredited CME providers in US, 2005 6 • 1,784 loss of license or licensed privilege disciplinary actions in the US, 2003 7 • 1,307 restriction of license or licensed privilege disciplinary actions in the US, 2003 7 • 1,499 other prejudicial disciplinary actions* in the US, 2003 7 * Other prejudicial actions include modification of a physician’s license, or the privileges granted by that license, that results in a penalty, reprimand, etc., to the physician. Such action is specific to the individual physician as opposed to a group of physicians (example: denial of a license due to adverse information con- cerning an individual, not a denial based on lack of qualification that would apply to a large group of people). 1. Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). Databook: statistical information related to medical education, 2005 edition. Washington, DC: AAMC, 2005. 2. Brotherton SE, Rockey PH, Etzel SI. US graduate medical education, 2003-2004. JAMA, 292(9): 1032-1037. 3. AMA. Consolidated financial statements: December 31, 2004 and 2003. Available at: http://www.ama-assn.org/ama1/pub/upload/mm/31/2005cfs.pdf. Accessed August 2005. 4. AMA. AMA Physician’s Recognition Award. Available at http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/2922.html. Accessed August 2005. 5. American Medical Association (AMA). State medical licensure requirements and statistics, 2005 edition. Chicago, IL: AMA. 6. Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education. List of accredited providers. 2005. Available at: http://www.accme.org. Accessed August 2005. 7. Federation of State Medical Boards. Summary of 2004 board actions. Dallas, TX: Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States, Inc., 2005.

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The Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions, Volume 25, pp. 210. Printed in the U.S.A. Copyright (c) 2005 The Alliancefor Continuing Medical Education, the Society for Medical Education, the Society for Academic Continuing Medical Education, and theCouncil on CME, Association for Hospital Medical Education. All rights reserved.

Facts About US Medical Education and the Physician WorkforceCompiled by Sonya Lawson, PhD

Office of Continuing Professional Development and Evaluation StudiesVirginia Commonwealth University

Undergraduate Medical Education – 124 accredited US medical schools• 35,735 US medical school applicants, 2004-051

• 17,662 US medical school accepted applicants, 2004-051

• 16,648 US medical school matriculants, 2004-051

• 15,821 US medical school graduates, 20041

• 18,018 (50.4%) women applicants to US medical schools, 2004-20051

• 7,256 (45.9%) women graduates from US medical schools, 20041

• 381 foreign applicants to US medical schools, 20041

• 38 foreign matriculants to US medical schools, 20041

• 1,571 US foreign medical graduates (FMGs)received ECFMG Certification in 20031

• 7,593 Alien FMGs received ECFMG Certification in 20031

Graduate Medical Education• 19,760 residency slots (NRMP) filled, 20051

• 13,798 residency slots filled by US medical school graduates, 20051

• 1,143 residency slots filled by US citizen graduates from off-shore medical schools, 20051

• 3,087 residency slots filled by non-US citizen graduates from off-shore medical schools, 20051

• 99,964 residents on duty in US, 2003-20042

• 40,888 residents on duty (40.9%) in US were women, 2003-20041

• 67,131 US medical school residents on duty, 2003-20042

• 26,577 IMG residents on duty, 2003-20042

Continuing Medical Education• 853,187 practicing physicians in US, 20021

• ~245,000 US licensed physician members of the AMA, 20043

• 377,743 specialty certified physicians in US, 20021

• 215,005 women practicing physicians in US, 20021

• 12,000 US licensed physicians received AMA Physician’s Recognition Award (PRA), 20044

• 35 states require the PRA, 20054

• 8 additional states require other types of CME, 20055

• 2,424 accredited CME providers in US, 20056

• 1,784 loss of license or licensed privilege disciplinary actions in the US, 20037

• 1,307 restriction of license or licensed privilege disciplinary actions in the US, 20037

• 1,499 other prejudicial disciplinary actions* in the US, 20037

* Other prejudicial actions include modification of a physician’s license, or the privileges granted by that license, that results in a penalty, reprimand, etc., to thephysician. Such action is specific to the individual physician as opposed to a group of physicians (example: denial of a license due to adverse information con-cerning an individual, not a denial based on lack of qualification that would apply to a large group of people).

1. Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). Databook: statistical information related to medical education, 2005 edition. Washington, DC: AAMC,2005.

2. Brotherton SE, Rockey PH, Etzel SI. US graduate medical education, 2003-2004. JAMA, 292(9): 1032-1037.3. AMA. Consolidated financial statements: December 31, 2004 and 2003. Available at: http://www.ama-assn.org/ama1/pub/upload/mm/31/2005cfs.pdf. Accessed

August 2005.4. AMA. AMA Physician’s Recognition Award. Available at http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/2922.html. Accessed August 2005.5. American Medical Association (AMA). State medical licensure requirements and statistics, 2005 edition. Chicago, IL: AMA. 6. Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education. List of accredited providers. 2005. Available at: http://www.accme.org. Accessed August 2005.7. Federation of State Medical Boards. Summary of 2004 board actions. Dallas, TX: Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States, Inc., 2005.