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Educational programs in US medical schools, 1996-1997

B Barzansky¹, H S Jonas, S I Etzel

¹Division of Undergraduate Medical Education, American Medical Association, Chicago, Ill 60610, USA. Barbara_Barzansky@ama-assn.org

|September 3, 1997

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Medical school faculty and enrollment saw slight changes in 1996-1997, with increases in emergency and family medicine faculty. However, underrepresented minority enrollment decreased, and 13% of students took over four years to graduate.

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Medical Education
Health Workforce Statistics

Background:

The Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) collects annual data on medical schools in the United States.
Understanding trends in faculty, student demographics, and program completion is crucial for evaluating medical education.
The 1996-1997 academic year data provides a snapshot of the state of medical education.

Purpose of the Study:

To describe the landscape of medical education in the U.S. for the 1996-1997 academic year.
To report on faculty numbers, demographics, student applicant pools, enrollment figures, and graduation rates.
To highlight changes in clinical clerkship affiliations and the use of standardized examinations.

Main Methods:

Utilized data from the 1996-1997 LCME Annual Medical School Questionnaire.
Analyzed faculty numbers and highest degrees obtained in clinical departments.
Examined applicant and enrollment data, including trends for underrepresented minorities.
Assessed graduation timelines, hospital affiliations for clerkships, and US Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) requirements.

Main Results:

Total full-time medical school faculty increased by 4.5%, with significant growth in emergency medicine (29%) and family medicine (13%).
The number of applicants saw a slight increase, but first-time applicants decreased, and enrollment of underrepresented minority students declined by 4%.
13% of students graduating in 1995-1996 took longer than four years to complete their programs; 95 schools required USMLE Step 1 and 54 required Step 2 for promotion or graduation.

Conclusions:

Medical school faculty numbers continued to grow, particularly in key clinical areas.
While overall applicant numbers rose, a decrease in first-time applicants and underrepresented minority students warrants attention.
Standardized testing (USMLE) is increasingly integrated into medical school progression and graduation requirements.