Table 1.
Comparison of Survey Participants to Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Senior Medical Student Survey Participants, 2012*
| Survey respondents | 2012 AAMC Graduate Questionnaire respondents* | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| n = 4,603 | n = 13,681 | ||
| Age (median) | 26 | 27 | – |
| Female (%) | 50.4 | 48.9 | 0.08 |
| Race/ethnicity (%) | |||
| Hispanic/Latino | 5.2 | 7 | <0.001 |
| Not Hispanic/Latino | 94.8 | 93 | |
| White | 76.3 | 71.6 | <0.001 |
| Black/African American | 5.2 | 6.9 | <0.001 |
| Asian | 17.7 | 23.8 | <0.001 |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.02 |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.15 |
| Socioeconomic status, family of origin (%) | |||
| Upper | 6.4 | – | – |
| Upper middle | 38.6 | – | – |
| Middle | 40.6 | – | – |
| Lower middle, lower | 14.4 | – | – |
| Specialty training plans (%) | |||
| N = 10,167 | |||
| Anesthesiology | 6.8 | 7.9 | <0.001 |
| Dermatology | 2.1 | 2.6 | |
| Emergency medicine | 7.6 | 9.0 | |
| Family medicine | 9.9 | 5.9 | |
| Internal medicine, incl. subspecialties | 20.0 | 16.1 | |
| Neurology | 2.1 | 2.6 | |
| Obstetrics & gynecology | 6.6 | 6.4 | |
| Ophthalmology | 2.4 | 3.1 | |
| Pathology | 1.2 | 2.0 | |
| Pediatrics | 12.2 | 9.9 | |
| Physical medicine & rehabilitation | 1.2 | 1.3 | |
| Preventive medicine | <0.1 | 0.1 | |
| Psychiatry | 3.4 | 4.0 | |
| Radiology | 4.6 | 5.8 | |
| Surgery, incl. subspecialties | 17.6 | 18.9 | |
| Other | 1.5 | 4.3 | |
| Unknown | 0.7 | N/A | |
*Association of American Medical Colleges: “2012 Medical School Graduation Questionnaire.” Available at: https://www.aamc.org/download/300448/data/2012gqallschoolssummaryreport.pdf
Sample size variations: age/gender n = 4,460; race/ethnicity n = 4,463; SES n = 4,414; specialty training plans n = 4,429