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Table 31: ERAS Residency Applicants and Applications by Specialty and Medical School Type, 2007

The table displays the number of residency applicants and average number of applications submitted to ERAS by specialty and medical school type in 2007. Please e-mail us at facts@aamc.org if you need further assistance or have additional inquiries

Residency Applicants by Specialty and Medical School Type, 2007
U.S. International Medical School Graduates
U.S. Medical School Graduates
Foreign Medical School Graduates
Canadian Medical School Graduates
Osteopathic School Graduates
Applicants
Avg nbr of Applications
Applicants
Avg nbr of Applications
Applicants
Avg nbr of Applications
Applicants
Avg nbr of Applications
Applicants
Avg nbr of Applications
Anesthesiology
915
22.2
1,599
25.3
528
19.2
12
27.8
364
25.0
Dermatology
115
24.1
653
54.7
64
25.8
4
43.0
52
16.0
Emergency Medicine
692
21.4
1,596
26.5
293
15.5
9
32.7
430
16.9
Family Medicine
5,021
33.1
1,856
11.7
3,627
28.1
17
10.4
608
7.9
Internal Medicine
6,114
38.1
7,201
16.3
6,327
51.8
46
17.2
841
14.2
Neurological Surgery
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
Neurology
661
17.7
434
16.9
698
19.1
3
10.7
82
15.5
Child Neurology (Neurology)
.
.
2
1.0
.
.
.
.
1
1.0
Nuclear Medicine
77
9.6
25
8.0
34
9.1
.
.
7
10.1
Obstetrics and Gynecology
915
28.2
1,132
23.4
636
30.5
3
20.7
207
16.9
Orthopaedic Surgery
211
25.6
942
47.3
162
23.9
2
27.5
104
13.4
Otolaryngology
96
13.4
435
39.1
80
18.4
5
30.0
46
13.1
Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical
1,094
21.1
525
16.0
619
20.7
1
1.0
74
21.4
Pediatrics
1,940
20.4
2,140
16.7
2,127
25.6
20
20.6
263
14.2
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
534
13.3
362
18.7
199
10.4
2
12.0
164
16.1
Plastic Surgery
59
14.0
250
28.4
39
14.8
1
26.0
14
10.9
Psychiatry
1,874
20.4
950
16.2
1,259
22.4
5
8.0
161
15.0
Radiology-Diagnostic
524
29.7
1,299
40.0
291
24.2
12
40.2
186
27.1
Radiation Oncology
99
12.6
245
34.1
39
16.0
3
12.0
27
14.0
Surgery-General
2,041
24.6
2,252
22.0
1,721
30.4
11
23.5
279
15.8
Vascular Surgery (Integrated)
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
Urology
53
27.6
338
43.3
47
30.4
1
41.0
34
25.1
Internal Medicine/Pediatrics
629
6.3
420
13.5
686
7.0
4
8.8
49
10.2
Internal Medicine/Emergency Medicine
224
3.0
138
3.3
133
2.8
1
2.0
44
2.6
Internal Medicine/Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
Internal Medicine/Psychiatry
138
4.7
48
4.4
86
6.4
.
.
20
2.9
Psychiatry/Family Practice
162
1.7
42
2.5
86
1.7
.
.
9
3.1
Pediatrics/Emergency Medicine
16
2.1
28
2.3
6
2.7
.
.
1
3.0
Pediatrics/Psychiatry/Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
65
3.6
56
4.5
32
2.8
.
.
15
4.6
Pediatrics/Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
7
2.7
8
2.3
.
.
.
.
5
1.4
Internal Medicine/Family Practice
50
1.7
17
1.6
13
1.8
.
.
4
1.0
Psychiatry/Neurology
45
3.4
19
2.6
37
4.2
.
.
2
5.0
Internal Medicine/Dermatology
24
2.5
72
2.4
10
2.5
2
2.5
1
3.0
Pediatrics/Dermatology
5
1.6
34
1.6
5
1.6
1
1.0
1
2.0
Emergency Medicine/Family Medicine
101
1.0
64
1.0
35
1.0
.
.
17
1.0
Transitional Year
1,426
9.3
3,458
8.7
956
7.9
23
9.0
366
5.0
Total Applicants
8,672
78.3
17,654
33.3
8,320
79.0
91
39.9
2,826
22.9

Sources: AAMC - Pre 2008, ERAS DW on dsdev, 2008 ERAS on 662, as of 6/2/2008.

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