2022-23 Osteopathic Medical College Graduates by Gender and Race/Ethnicity
April 01, 2024
Gender Graduates Osteopathic Medical Colleges Race/Ethnicity Trends
The total for 2022-23 graduates is 7,891 which is a difference of 189 graduates or a 2.5 percent increase since 2021-22 graduates.
For the second consecutive year, there has been a decline in male graduates while female graduates continue to increase. For male graduates, there is a difference of 70 graduates or a 1.8 percent decrease while there is a difference of 261 graduates or a 7.0 percent increase for female graduates, Graduates for the undisclosed category decreased by two graduates when compared to 2021-22 graduates.
The underrepresented in medicine (URiM) percentage for 2022-23 graduates is 10.1 (10.125) percent when compared to 9.9 (9.867) percent for 2021-22 graduates. This 2.6 percent increase is attributed to growth in the following URiM categories:
- Hispanic/Latino has a difference of 54 graduates or an 11.5 percent increase
- Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic has a difference of three graduates or a 42.9 percent increase
However, there is a demographic decline for the following URiM categories when compared to 2021-22 graduates:
- American Indian/Alaska Native, non-Hispanic has a difference of 17 graduates or a 58.6 percent decrease
- Black/African American, non-Hispanic has a difference of one graduate or a 0.4 percent decrease