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
Active Physicians by Sex and Specialty, 2017
The table shows the number and percentage of active physicians by sex for each of the 44 specialty categories featured in the Physician Specialty Data Report. The figure shows the percentage of active physicians who are female for each of the 44 specialty categories, listed in descending order of percentage female.
Source: AMA Physician Masterfile (December 2017).
Note: Excludes 1,086 active physicians whose sex is unknown.
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Table 1.3. Number and Percentage of Active Physicians by Sex and Specialty, 2017
| Specialty |
Total Active Physicians |
Male | Female | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Percent |
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Source: AMA Physician Masterfile (December 2017).
Note: Excludes 1,086 active physicians whose sex is unknown.
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