Trends in U.S. MD–PhD Program Matriculant Diversity by Sex and Race/Ethnicity

Purpose To examine demographic characteristics of matriculants to U.S. MD–PhD programs by sex and race/ethnicity from academic years (AYs) 2009–2018 and explore the relationships between trends in the percentage of female and underrepresented minority (URM) matriculants to programs with and without Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) funding. Method Linear regression and time trend analysis of the absolute percentage of matriculants into all U.S. MD–PhD programs was performed for self-reported sex and race/ethnicity, using Association of American Medical Colleges data for AYs 2009–2018, including an interaction for MSTP funding status (yes/no) and year. Linear regression of the percentage of programs matriculating no female or no URM students between AYs 2009 and 2018 was performed, focusing on programs in the top 3 quartiles by size (i.e., those matriculating 4 or more students per year). Results Between AYs 2009 and 2018, the percentage of matriculants to all MD–PhD programs who were female (38.0%–46.0%, 1.05%/year, P = .002) or URM (9.8%–16.7%, 0.77%/year, P
Source: Academic Medicine - Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Research Reports Source Type: research