In 1976 women comprised 20% of US medical students.
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By the end of the 20th century women accounted for greater than 40% of US medical students.
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Since 2017, more women than men matriculated in US medical schools and in the 2022–23
academic year, 56% of US medical school, and the majority of UK matriculants, were
women.
3
,Association of American Medical Colleges
US MD-Granting Medical School Applications and Matriculants by School, State of Legal Residence, and Gender, 2022-2023.
US MD-Granting Medical School Applications and Matriculants by School, State of Legal Residence, and Gender, 2022-2023.
https://www.aamc.org/media/5976/download?attachment
Date accessed: December 28, 2022
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At both Emory Medical School and Duke Medical School in 2022–23, almost 70% of matriculants
were women.
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Association of American Medical Colleges
US MD-Granting Medical School Applications and Matriculants by School, State of Legal Residence, and Gender, 2022-2023.
US MD-Granting Medical School Applications and Matriculants by School, State of Legal Residence, and Gender, 2022-2023.
https://www.aamc.org/media/5976/download?attachment
Date accessed: December 28, 2022
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