Table. Demographics of 2019-2021 Association of American Medical Colleges’ Graduation Questionnaire Responders and Intent to Practice in an Underserved Area.
| 2019-2021 Responders who answered the item on intent to practice in an underserved areaa | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. (%) | Intent to practice in underserved area, No. (%) | Multivariable logistic regressionb | ||
| Odds ratio (95% CI) | P value | |||
| Sexc | <.001 | |||
| Male | 22 190 (48.6) | 4809 (21.7) | 1 [Reference] | |
| Female | 23 497 (51.4) | 7785 (33.1) | 1.80 (1.72-1.88) | |
| Race and ethnicityd | ||||
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 355 (0.8) | 164 (46.2) | 1.82 (1.44-2.29) | <.001 |
| Asian | 11 508 (25.2) | 2657 (23.1) | 0.67 (0.61-0.74) | <.001 |
| Black or African American | 3146 (6.9) | 1726 (54.9) | 2.09 (1.87-2.33) | <.001 |
| Hispanic, Latino, or of Spanish origin | 3720 (8.1) | 1622 (43.6) | 1.71 (1.56-1.86) | <.001 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 144 (0.3) | 54 (37.5) | 1.65 (1.14-2.39) | .008 |
| White | 29 197 (63.9) | 7194 (24.6) | 0.65 (0.59-0.70) | <.001 |
| Other | 1566 (3.4) | 441 (28.2) | 0.87 (0.76-0.99) | .04 |
| Sexual orientation | <.001 | |||
| Heterosexual or straight | 41 128 (90.0) | 10 911 (26.5) | 1 [Reference] | |
| Bisexual | 1780 (3.9) | 776 (43.6) | 1.86 (1.67-2.06) | |
| Gay or lesbian | 1859 (4.2) | 593 (31.9) | 1.46 (1.31-1.62) | |
The total number of respondents to the Association of American Medical Colleges’ (AAMC) Graduation Questionnaire from 2019 to 2021 was 48 885 (response rate, 80.7%). Of these respondents, 45 687 (93.4%) answered the item about intent to practice in an underserved area and 12 594 (27.6%) reported intent to practice in an underserved area.
Model adjusted for age at graduation, premedical school debt, medical school debt, and consumer debt. For race and ethnicity, each racial and ethnic group is compared with everyone else not in that group.
The sex variable in the data set stems from individuals’ responses to the American Medical College Application Service, which collected one’s sex with male/female options during this period.
The race and ethnicity data in the data set stem from multiple AAMC sources (eg, electronic residency application service, American Medical College Application Service, Medical College Admission Test). In this table, priority is given to the most recent, self-reported race and ethnicity information. “Other” race was an actual response option that individuals could select either alone or in combination with other response options. Respondents were able to select multiple race and ethnicity categories. The percentage indicates the proportion of respondents who selected this race category compared with those not selecting that category. N will exceed total respondents. P values reflect comparison with all other categories. For example, the P value for “Asian” reflects comparison with all other race and ethnicity categories.