For the first time, this year, more women than men are enrolled as U.S. medical students, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges.
This progress builds on a milestone reached in 2017, when women made up the majority of first-year medical students for the first time.
According to the association, the number of applicants to U.S. medical schools rose by 1.1% from 2018 to 2019, to a record 53,371, and the number of new enrollees grew by 1.1%, to 21,869. Across applicants and new enrollees, the number of women increased, while the number of men declined. The number of black or African American applicants rose 0.6% to 5,193, and new students increased by 3.2% to 1,916. Among black or African American men, applicants and new enrollees increased 0.5%, and the total enrollment of black or African American men rose 3.7% to 3,189.American Indian or Alaska Native applicants grew by 4.8% to 586, and new students rose 5.5% to 230.
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