Article Figures & Data
Figures
- Figure 1.
Choropleth maps of logRQ for initial certification candidates by race/ethnicity and States. Note. A logRQ greater than 0 indicates that a group is overrepresented among family medicine initial certification candidates relative to the US population, and a logRQ less than 0 indicates that a group is underrepresented. The gray-colored States indicate no candidates identify with the corresponding race/ethnicity. Abbreviation: RQ, representation quotient.
Tables
Initial Certification Candidates
(N = 26,368)
n (%)Continuing Certification Candidates
(N = 55,347)
n (%)Sex Female 14319 (54.3) 23010 (41.6) Male 12049 (45.7) 32337 (58.4) Degree MD 20834 (79.0) 50195 (90.7) DO 5534 (21.0) 5152 (9.3) Medical Training* United States† 17572 (66.5) 44860 (81.5) International 8796 (33.4) 10353 (18.7) Year 2014 3939 (14.9) 10690 (19.3) 2015 3606 (13.7) 8413 (15.2) 2016 3604 (13.7) 8445 (15.3) 2017 3606 (13.7) 8560 (15.5) 2018 3887 (14.7) 7643 (13.8) 2019 3821 (14.5) 8539 (15.4) 2020 3905 (14.8) 3057 (5.5) Abbreviations: DO, Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine; MD, Doctor of Medicine.
↵* Candidates who graduated from Canadian medical school are categorized in U.S. training for training and performance similarities.
↵† There were 134 continuing certification candidates without medical training country records, not shown in this table.
- Table 2.
Race/Ethnicity Proportion and logRQ of Initial Certification and Continuing Certification Candidates, Relative to the National Population Race/Ethnicity Proportion
National Population* Initial Certification Candidates† Continuing Certification Candidates‡ % % logRQ % logRQ Race % % logRQ % logRQ White 72.0 61.9 −0.15 75.9 0.04 Black or African American 12.8 8.2 −0.45 5.4 −0.84 Asian 5.7 23.7 1.43 14.2 0.93 American Indian or Alaska Native 0.9 0.9 0.00 0.8 −0.12 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.2 0.5 0.92 0.6 0.92 Other 5.0 4.9 −0.02 3.1 −0.42 Ethnicity Hispanic or Latino 18.4 9.3 −0.68 6.2 −1.07 Abbreviation: RQ, representation quotient.
↵* National Population is from the 2019 Census Bureau (N = 328.2 Million).
↵† Initial Certification Candidates are those that applied to ABFM from 2014 to 2020 (N = 26,368).
↵‡ Continuing Certification Candidates are those that applied to ABFM from 2014 to 2020 (N = 55,347).
- Table 3.
Race/Ethnicity Proportion and logRQ of Initial Certification Candidates Compared to National Population Race/Ethnicity Proportion by Decades
Race/Ethnicity Years Initial Certification Candidates (%) National Population (%) logRQ White 1970 to 1979 92.6 83.1 0.11 1980 to 1989 91.6 80.3 0.13 1990 to 1999 80.9 75.1 0.07 2000 to 2009 66.4 72.4 −0.09 2010 to 2020* 61.6 72 −0.16 Black or African American 1970 to 1979 1.4 11.7 −2.12 1980 to 1989 2.8 12.1 −1.46 1990 to 1999 4.8 12.3 −0.94 2000 to 2009 7.1 12.6 −0.57 2010 to 20201 8.1 12.8 −0.46 Asian 1970 to 1979 4.0 1.5 0.98 1980 to 1989 3.5 2.9 0.19 1990 to 1999 11.1 3.8 1.07 2000 to 2009 20.5 4.9 1.43 2010 to 2020* 23.7 5.7 1.43 American Indian or Alaska Native 1970 to 1979 0.7 0.6 0.15 1980 to 1989 0.6 0.8 −0.29 1990 to 1999 0.9 0.9 0.00 2000 to 2009 0.9 0.9 0.00 2010 to 2020* 0.9 0.9 0.00 Hispanic or Latino 1970 to 1979 2.0 6.4 −1.16 1980 to 1989 4.2 9.0 −0.76 1990 to 1999 5.8 12.5 −0.77 2000 to 2009 7.5 12.5 −0.51 2010 to 2020* 9.3 18.4 −0.68 Abbreviation: RQ, representation quotient.
↵* 2019 Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) was used for the population proportion for this decade to be consistent with Table 2 population proportions.
- Table 4.
Race/Ethnicity Proportion and logRQ of 2020 Initial Certification Candidates, Relative to AAMC Matriculants from 2013–2014 (School Year) Race/Ethnicity Proportion
Race Matriculants (%) Initial Certification Candidates (%) logRQ White 56.9 60.1 0.1 Black or African American 7.0 7.4 0.1 Asian 20.8 23.2 0.1 American Indian or Alaska Native 0.9 0.5 −0.6 Native Hawaiian or Other Islander 0.3 0.4 0.3 Hispanic or Latino 9.1 9.3 0.1 Abbreviations: AAMC, Association of American Medical Colleges; RQ, representation quotient.
