The primary data sources for this report include the American Medical Association 2011 Physician Masterfile, population estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau and the AAMC/AMA National Graduate Medical Education Census.
The top five specialties with the highest percentage of active physicians with an MD degree in 2010 were:
• Ophthalmology — 90.1 percent
• Dermatology — 90.1 percent
• Orthopedic Surgery — 88.9 percent
• Plastic Surgery — 87.8 percent
• Otolaryngology — 87.5 percent
The top five specialties with the highest percentage of active physicians with a DO degree in 2010 were:
• Family medicine/general practice — 16.5 percent
• Physical medicine and rehabilitation — 12.6 percent
• Emergency medicine — 10.8 percent
• Preventive medicine — 8.1 percent
• Anesthesiology — 6 percent
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