The table shows the number of active physicians in 2016 and 2021 and the percentage change between the two time periods for each of the 48 specialty categories featured in the Physician Specialty Data Report. The figure displays the percentage change between the two time periods by specialty, listed in descending order of percentage change.
Physician Specialty Data Report
- 2022 Physician Specialty Data Report Executive Summary
- 2022 Key Definitions, Commonly Used Acronyms, and Practice Specialties
- 2022 Physician Specialty Report Data Highlights
- Number of People per Active Physician by Specialty, 2021
- Active Physicians in the Largest Specialties by Major Professional Activity, 2021
- Active Physicians by Sex and Specialty, 2021
- Active Physicians by Age and Specialty, 2021
- Active Physicians With a U.S. Doctor of Medicine (U.S. MD) Degree by Specialty, 2021
- Active Physicians With a DO Degree by Specialty, 2021
- Active Physicians Practicing in the State Where They Completed Graduate Medical Education (GME) by Specialty, 2021
- Active Physicians Who Are International Medical Graduates (IMGs) by Specialty, 2021
- Percentage Change in the Number of Active Physicians by Specialty, 2016-2021
- Active physicians who identified as Asian, 2021
- Active physicians who identified as American Indian or Alaska Native, 2021
- Active physicians who identified as Black or African-American, 2021
- Active physicians who identified as Hispanic (Alone or With Any Race), 2021
- Active physicians who identified as multiple race, non-Hispanic, 2021
- Active physicians who identified as Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, 2021
- Active physicians who identified as other race, 2021
- Active physicians who identified as White, 2021
- First-Year ACGME Residents and Fellows by Specialty, 2021
- ACGME Residents and Fellows by Sex and Specialty, 2021
- ACGME Residents and Fellows With a U.S. Doctor of Medicine (U.S. MD) Degree by Specialty, 2021
- ACGME Residents and Fellows With a DO Degree by Specialty, 2021
- ACGME residents and fellows who are international medical graduates (IMGs) by specialty, 2021
- Percentage Change in Number of First-Year ACGME Residents and Fellows by Specialty, 2016-2021
- 2020 Physician Specialty Data Report Executive Summary
- 2020 Key Definitions, Commonly Used Acronyms, and Practice Specialties
- 2020 Physician Specialty Report Data Highlights
- Active Physicians in the Largest Specialties, 2019
- Number of People per Active Physician by Specialty, 2019
- Active Physicians by Sex and Specialty, 2019
- Active Physicians by Age and Specialty, 2019
- Active Physicians With a U.S. Doctor of Medicine (U.S. MD) Degree by Specialty, 2019
- Active Physicians With a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) Degree by Specialty, 2019
- Active Physicians Who Are International Medical Graduates (IMGs) by Specialty, 2019
- Active Physicians Practicing in the State Where They Completed Graduate Medical Education (GME) by Specialty, 2019
- Percentage Change in the Number of Active Physicians by Specialty, 2014-19
- First-Year ACGME Residents and Fellows by Specialty, 2019
- ACGME Residents and Fellows by Sex and Specialty, 2019
- ACGME Residents and Fellows With a U.S. Doctor of Medicine (U.S. MD) Degree by Specialty, 2019
- ACGME Residents and Fellows With a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) Degree by Specialty, 2019
- ACGME Residents and Fellows Who Are International Medical Graduates (IMGs) by Specialty, 2019
- Percentage Change in Number of First-Year ACGME Residents and Fellows by Specialty, 2014-19
- 2018 Physician Specialty Data Report Executive Summary
- 2018 Key Definitions, Commonly Used Acronyms, and Practice Specialties
- 2018 Physician Specialty Report Data Highlights
- Active Physicians in the Largest Specialties, 2017
- Number of People per Active Physician by Specialty, 2017
- Active Physicians by Sex and Specialty, 2017
- Active Physicians by Age and Specialty, 2017
- Active Physicians with a U.S. Doctor of Medicine (U.S. MD) Degree by Specialty, 2017
- Active Physicians with a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) Degree by Specialty, 2017
- Active Physicians Who Are International Medical Graduates (IMGs) by Specialty, 2017
- Active Physicians Practicing in the State Where They Completed Graduated Medical Education (GME) by Specialty, 2017
- Percentage Change in the Number of Active Physicians by Specialty, 2012-17
- First-Year ACGME Residents and Fellows by Specialty, 2017
- ACGME Residents and Fellows by Sex and Specialty, 2017
- ACGME Residents and Fellows with a U.S. Doctor of Medicine (U.S. MD) Degree by Specialty, 2017
- ACGME Residents and Fellows with a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) Degree by Specialty, 2017
- ACGME Residents and Fellows Who Are International Medical Graduates (IMGs) by Specialty, 2017
- Percentage Change in Number of First-Year ACGME Residents and Fellows by Specialty, 2012-17
- 2016 Physician Specialty Data Report Executive Summary
- 2016 Key Definitions, Commonly Used Acronyms, and Practice Specialties
- 2016 Physician Specialty Report Data Highlights
- Active Physicians in the Largest Specialties, 2015
- Number of People per Active Physician by Specialty, 2015
- Active Physicians by Sex and Specialty, 2015
- Active Physicians by Age and Specialty, 2015
- Active Physicians with a U.S. Doctor of Medicine (U.S. MD) Degree by Specialty, 2015
- Active Physicians with a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) Degree by Specialty, 2015
- Active Physicians Who Are International Medical Graduates (IMGs) by Specialty, 2015
- Active Physicians Practicing in the State Where They Completed Graduated Medical Education (GME) by Specialty, 2015
- Percentage Change in the Number of Active Physicians by Specialty, 2010-2015
- First-Year ACGME Residents and Fellows by Specialty, 2015
- ACGME Residents and Fellows by Sex and Specialty, 2015
- ACGME Residents and Fellows with a U.S. Doctor of Medicine (U.S. MD) Degree by Specialty, 2015
- ACGME Residents and Fellows with a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) Degree by Specialty, 2015
- ACGME Residents and Fellows Who Are International Medical Graduates (IMGs) by Specialty, 2015
- Percentage Change in Number of First-Year ACGME Residents and Fellows by Specialty, 2010-2015
Percentage Change in the Number of Active Physicians by Specialty, 2016-2021
Table 1.9. Percentage Change in the Number of Active Physicians by Specialty, 2016-2021
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Source: American Medical Association. AMA Physician Masterfile (Dec. 31, 2016, and Dec. 31, 2021) and Annual Estimates of the Resident Population by Single Year of Age and Sex for the United States: April 1, 2010, to July 1, 2019, from the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division. Release Date: April 2020.
Notes:
- The population under age 21 was used in calculations for pediatrics, child and adolescent psychiatry, pediatric hematology/oncology, and pediatric cardiology.
- The population over age 64 was used in calculations for geriatric medicine.
- In the late 1980s, pulmonary disease began to evolve into what is now known as pulmonary critical care. The decrease in the number of physicians in this single specialty is most likely due to pulmonary disease being replaced by pulmonary critical care.
- Since at least 2005, pathology has subspecialized rapidly. The definition used in this report does not reflect that but remains as is to facilitate comparison with earlier editions of this report. In collaboration with the College of American Pathologists, the AAMC is conducting research in which the pathology workforce has been redefined to take into account its subspecialization. A new definition of pathologists, based on that research, will be used in future AAMC reports.
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