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Medical schools enrolled a more diverse incoming class this year than in previous years, according to new data from the Association of American Medical Colleges.
The boost was driven by significant increases among two ethnic groups historically underrepresented in medicine, according to AAMC data: Hispanic and Native American students, whose populations rose by 4.5 percent and 14.7 percent, respectively, from 2022–23 to 2023–24. The number of Black matriculants fell slightly, by 0.1 percent, and first-time Pacific Islander enrollment fell by 6.9 percent. First-generation matriculants at medical colleges rose by 2.5 percent.
The number of women enrolling for the first time in medical colleges also rose, by 0.7 percent, making women 54.6 percent of all medical students in 2023–24. It is the fifth consecutive year that women have outnumbered men in medical colleges. The number of male matriculants, however, also rose for the second year in a row, by 1 percent, following six years of declines.
Both total enrollment and first-year enrollment at medical colleges increased, by 1.2 percent and 1.6 percent respectively, even as the number of applications declined by 4.7 percent.
