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Physician Specialty Data Report
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- 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
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Active Physicians in the Largest Specialties, 2017
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The table and figure show the number of active physicians in each of the 44 specialty categories featured in the Physician Specialty Data Report. Data are broken out by major professional activity, which includes patient care, teaching, and research.
Source: AMA Physician Masterfile (December 2017).
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Table 1.1. Number of Active Physicians in the Largest Specialties by Major Professional Activity, 2017
| Specialty
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Total Active Physicians
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Patient Care
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Teaching
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Research
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Other1
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Source: AMA Physician Masterfile (December 2017).
1 Includes physicians whose self-designated major professional activity was “Administration,” “Not Classified,” or “Other.”
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