Here are some main takeaways from the AAMC’s report:
• Approximately 45,270 students applied to attend medical school in 2012 — an increase of 3.1 percent from last year.
• First-time medical school applicants, which are considered to be a barometer of interest in medicine, increased by 3.4 percent in 2012 for a total of 33,772 applicants.
• A record number of black students and Hispanic students applied to medical school — 3,284 and 3,701, respectively. Both groups reached new highs in enrollment at 1,416 and 1,731, respectively.
• Medical schools are on track to increase their total enrollment by 30 percent by 2016.
• The number of men applying to and enrolling in medical school increased across all racial and ethnic groups, with strong gains among black and Hispanic applicants and enrollees.
• The number of women applicants and enrollees remained relatively steady.
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