Women in Schools for Selected Health Professions, 1980-1981 and 2006-2007
| School Year | Percent of Students | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine | Osteopathic Medicine | Nursing | Dentistry* | Pharmacy | Public Health | Social Work | |
| 1980-1981 | 26.5% | 19.7% | 94.3% | 17.0% | 47.4% | 55.2% | 75.9% |
| 2006-2007 | 48.8% | 49.9% | 91.2% | 44.3% | 63.2% | 70.0% | 85.6% |
*Most recent data for dentistry are from the 2005-2006 school year.↑
Source: American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine, Annual Osteopathic Medical School Questionnaires, 2004-2005 through 2006-2007 academic years. (Table 9A). 2007; American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, Fall 2006 Profile of Pharmacy Students, (Table 40). 2007. http://www.aacp.org; American Dental Association, Survey Center, 2005-2006 Survey of Dental Education; Association of American Medical Colleges, Data Warehouse. Facts—Applicants, Matriculants, and Graduates (Table 27), 2007. www.aamc.org; Association of Schools & Colleges of Optometry, Annual Student Data Report, Academic Year 2006-2007 (Table 2.2). 2007; Association of Schools of Public Health, 2006 Annual Data Report, (Table 3-1). http://www.asph.org; Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education, 2007 Annual Report; Council on Social Work Education. Research Brief: 2006 Annual Survey of Social Work Programs. Alexandria, VA: Council on Social Work Education, 2007; Fang, D, Wilsey-Wisniewski, SJ, Bednash, GD. 2006-2007 Enrollment and Graduations in Baccalaureate and Graduate Programs in Nursing. Washington DC: American Association of Colleges of Nursing, (Table 8), 2007. Web sites accessed 02/27/08.
