Characteristics of Family Medicine Residency Graduates by Primary Specialty, 1994-2017
| Primary Specialty | No. | % DO | % IMG | % Female | % ABFM Certified in 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family medicine | 61,362 | 11.9 | 28.6 | 50.8 | 81.9 |
| Family medicine/sports medicine | 1,435 | 17.1 | 19.4 | 24.7 | 93.4 |
| Family medicine/geriatric medicine | 575 | 4.9 | 52.2 | 58.4 | 87.5 |
| Internal medicine/geriatric medicine | 571 | 6.3 | 65.5 | 58.8 | 87.7 |
| Emergency medicine | 442 | 12.4 | 26.9 | 15.6 | 68.3 |
| General preventive medicine | 246 | 6.9 | 21.1 | 47.2 | 69.5 |
| Hospice & palliative medicine | 221 | 14.9 | 33.9 | 65.2 | 95.9 |
| Obstetrics & gynecology | 152 | 6.6 | 40.1 | 43.4 | 48.0 |
| Urgent care medicine | 149 | 9.4 | 41.6 | 39.6 | 75.8 |
| Hospitalist | 135 | 5.1 | 45.6 | 32.4 | 86.8 |
| Internal medicine | 134 | 11.2 | 48.5 | 38.8 | 52.2 |
| Family medicine/psychiatry | 92 | 8.7 | 6.5 | 53.3 | 78.3 |
| Psychiatry | 76 | 10.5 | 18.4 | 42.1 | 30.3 |
| Dermatology | 65 | 20.0 | 15.4 | 49.2 | 26.2 |
| Occupational medicine | 63 | 16.1 | 29.0 | 25.8 | 56.5 |
| Anesthesiology | 62 | 11.1 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 34.9 |
| Sleep medicine | 62 | 1.6 | 77.4 | 45.2 | 87.1 |
| General practice | 46 | 28.9 | 26.7 | 31.1 | 42.2 |
| Diagnostic radiology | 45 | 10.9 | 15.2 | 4.3 | 23.9 |
| Family medicine/internal medicine | 38 | 13.2 | 18.4 | 47.4 | 89.5 |
DO = doctor of osteopathic medicine; IMGs = international medical graduates; ABFM = American Board of Family Medicine.