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April 25, 2005
Table 1:
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Native and Foreign-born Physicians in the U.S. |
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Native |
Foreign |
% Foreign |
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Total |
Born |
Born |
Born |
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1970 |
334,028 |
276,709 |
57,319 |
17.2% |
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1994 |
684,414 |
529,736 |
154,678 |
22.6% |
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2002 |
874,589 |
675,886 |
198,703 |
22.7% |
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% increase, 1970-2002 |
161.8% |
144.3% |
246.7% |
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Source: American Medical Association,
International Medical Graduates (IMGs)
in the U.S. |
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Table 2:
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MD Degrees Conferred by U.S. Medical Schools |
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Year |
Total |
Men |
Women |
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1949-50 |
5,612 |
5,028 |
584 |
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1959-60 |
7,032 |
6,645 |
387 |
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1969-70 |
8,314 |
7,615 |
699 |
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1979-80 |
14,902 |
11,416 |
3,486 |
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1989-90 |
15,075 |
9,923 |
5,152 |
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1990-91 |
15,043 |
9,629 |
5,414 |
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1991-92 |
15,243 |
9,796 |
5,447 |
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1992-93 |
15,531 |
9,679 |
5,852 |
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1993-94 |
15,368 |
9,544 |
5,824 |
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1994-95 |
15,537 |
9,507 |
6,030 |
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1995-96 |
15,341 |
9,061 |
6,280 |
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1996-97 |
15,571 |
9,121 |
6,450 |
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1997-98 |
15,424 |
9,006 |
6,418 |
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1998-99 |
15,562 |
8,954 |
6,608 |
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1999-2000 |
15,286 |
8,761 |
6,525 |
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2000-01 |
15,403 |
8,728 |
6,675 |
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Source:U.S. Dept. of Education, "Digest
of Education Statistics 2002,"
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June 2003. Table 259. |
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Edwin S. Rubenstein (email
him) is President of
ESR Research Economic Consultants in Indianapolis. |
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