| TABLE 108. GRADUATES BY RACE AND ETHNICITY FROM SELECTED HEALTH PROFESSIONS SCHOOLS FOR SELECTED ACADEMIC YEARS: 1980-81, 1990-91, AND 1999-2000 |
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Health
Professions Schools |
Number
of graduates |
Percent
of graduates |
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|
Race
and Ethnicity |
1980-81 |
1990-91 |
1999-2000
1/ |
1980-81 |
1990-91 |
1999-2000
1/ |
|
|
Allopathic
medicine |
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| All races 2/ | 15,632 | 15,427 | 15,712 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | |
| Non-Hispanic white | 13,201 | 11,792 | 10,446 | 84.4 | 76.4 | 66.5 | |
| Underrepresented minority 3/ | 1,086 | 1,326 | 1,796 | 6.9 | 8.6 | 11.4 | |
| Non-Hispanic black | 766 | 918 | 1,117 | 4.9 | 6.0 | 7.1 | |
| Hispanic | 530 | 832 | 897 | 3.4 | 5.4 | 5.7 | |
| Mexican American | 201 | 261 | 425 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 2.7 | |
| Mainland Puerto Rican | 76 | 101 | 120 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.8 | |
| Other Hispanic 4/ | 253 | 470 | 502 | 1.6 | 3.0 | 3.2 | |
| Native American | 43 | 46 | 134 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.9 | |
| Asian | 456 | 1,687 | 2,848 | 2.9 | 10.9 | 18.1 | |
|
Dentistry
4/ |
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| All races | 5,550 | 3,995 | 4,171 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | |
| Non-Hispanic white 2/ | 4,931 | 2,854 | 2,676 | 88.8 | 71.4 | 64.2 | |
| Underrepresented minority | 373 | 564 | 440 | 6.7 | 14.1 | 10.5 | |
| Non-Hispanic black | 214 | 204 | 189 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 4.5 | |
| Hispanic | 145 | 348 | 229 | 2.6 | 8.7 | 5.5 | |
| Native American | 14 | 12 | 22 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | |
| Asian | 246 | 577 | 1,055 | 4.4 | 14.4 | 25.3 | |
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Pharmacy
4/ |
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| All races | 7,323 | 7,122 | 7,260 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | |
| Non-Hispanic white 2/ | 6,439 | 5,719 | 4,944 | 87.9 | 80.3 | 68.1 | |
| Underrepresented minority | 596 | 573 | 811 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 11.2 | |
| Non-Hispanic black | 230 | 350 | 480 | 3.1 | 4.9 | 6.6 | |
| Hispanic | 361 | 288 | 287 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 4.0 | |
| Native American | 5 | 20 | 44 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.6 | |
| Asian | 288 | 745 | 1,505 | 3.9 | 10.5 | 20.7 | |
|
Public
Health 4/ |
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| All races 2/ | 2,762 | 3,170 | 5,050 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | |
| Non-Hispanic white | 2,159 | 2,296 | 3,261 | 78.2 | 72.4 | 64.6 | |
| Underrepresented minority | 306 | 479 | 869 | 11.1 | 15.1 | 17.2 | |
| Non-Hispanic black | 163 | 207 | 468 | 5.9 | 6.5 | 9.3 | |
| Hispanic | 119 | 238 | 367 | 4.3 | 7.5 | 7.3 | |
| Native American | 24 | 34 | 34 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.7 | |
| Asian | 149 | 174 | 658 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 13.0 | |
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Registered
nurses 5/ |
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| All races | 73,985 | 72,230 | 67,169 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | |
| Non-Hispanic white | -- |
62,682 | -- |
-- |
86.8 | -- |
|
| Underrepresented minority | -- |
7,739 | -- |
-- |
10.7 | -- |
|
| Non-Hispanic black | -- |
5,350 | -- |
-- |
7.4 | -- |
|
| Hispanic | -- |
2,026 | -- |
-- |
2.8 | -- |
|
| Native American | -- |
363 | -- |
-- |
0.5 | -- |
|
| Asian | -- |
1,809 | -- |
-- |
2.5 | -- |
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1/ Nursing graduates are for 1999-2000.
2/ Includes race/ethnicity unspecified.
3/ Includes Non-Hispanic Black, Mainland Puerto Rican, Mexican American, and
Native American.
4/ Includes students attending schools in Puerto Rico.
5/ The minority data question was changed in 1992/93, therefore data for subsequent
years may not be directly comparable to data collected prior to 1992-93.
SOURCES: Association of American Medical Colleges. AAMC DATA BOOK, Statistical Information Related to Medical Education, January 2002. Washington, DC, 2002; Bureau of Health Professions: Minorities and Women in the Health Fields, 1994 edition; American Dental Association. 2000/01 Survey of Predoctoral Dental Education. Chicago, 2002; American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy. Institutional Research Report Series, Profile of Pharmacy Students, Fall 2000. Alexandria, VA, 2001; Association of Schools of Public Health. 2000 Annual Data Report; National League for Nursing. Nursing Datasource, 1997: Vol 1. New York, 1997. Also unpublished data.