Characteristics of USMGs 2010-2012 by Undergraduate College Pathway
| Characteristic | Undergraduate College Pathway | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non–Community College | High School–Community College | Community College–Transfer | Postbaccalaureate–Community College | P Valuea | ||
| All graduates, No. (%) | 32,138 (74.1) | 4,846 (11.2) | 1,241 (2.9) | 5,157 (11.9) | – | 43,382 (100) |
| Program type, No. (%) | <.001 | |||||
| MD only | 29,698 (73.6) | 4,535 (11.2) | 1,187 (2.9) | 4,930 (12.2) | 40,350 (100) | |
| MD dual degree | 2,440 (80.5) | 311 (10.3) | 54 (1.8) | 227 (7.5) | 3,032 (100) | |
| Age, mean (SD), y | 23.6 (2.2) | 23.5 (2.2) | 25.4 (3.4) | 24.7 (3.2) | <.001 | 23.7 (2.4) |
| Sex, No. (%) | <.001 | |||||
| Male | 16,655 (74.2) | 2,413 (10.8) | 761 (3.4) | 2,605 (11.6) | 22,434 (100) | |
| Female | 15,483 (73.9) | 2,433 (11.6) | 480 (2.3) | 2,552 (12.2) | 20,948 (100) | |
| Race/ethnicity, No. (%) | <.001 | |||||
| White | 21,379 (75.1) | 3,043 (10.7) | 745 (2.6) | 3,318 (11.7) | 28,485 (100) | |
| Asian | 6,557 (74.1) | 1,151 (13.0) | 226 (2.6) | 916 (10.4) | 8,850 (100) | |
| Black or African American | 1,879 (72.7) | 238 (9.2) | 85 (3.3) | 383 (14.8) | 2,585 (100) | |
| Latino | 1,514 (64.6) | 282 (12.0) | 159 (6.8) | 390 (16.6) | 2,345 (100) | |
| Multiple | 809 (74.4) | 132 (11.8) | 26 (2.3) | 150 (13.4) | 1,117 (100) | |
| Time in medical school, mean (SD), y | 4.25 (0.70) | 4.25 (0.68) | 4.27 (0.69) | 4.21 (0.59) | <.001 | 4.25 (0.68) |
| First-generation college student, No. (%) | 2,893 (62.8) | 714 (15.5) | 294 (6.4) | 706 (15.3) | <.001 | 4,607 (100) |
| High school US region, No. (%) | <.001 | |||||
| West | 5,174 (57.9) | 1,924 (21.6) | 479 (5.4) | 1351 (15.1) | 8,928 (100) | |
| Midwest | 8,273 (75.0) | 1,060 (9.6) | 267 (2.4) | 1,426 (12.9) | 11,026 (100) | |
| Northeast | 8,255 (88.4) | 319 (3.4) | 98 (1.1) | 671 (7.2) | 9,343 (100) | |
| South | 10,436 (74.1) | 1,543 (11.0) | 397 (2.8) | 1,709 (12.1) | 14,085 (100) | |
USMG = US doctor of medicine (MD)-granting medical school graduate.
Notes: Non–community college: medical graduates who never attended a community college; high school–community college: medical graduates who attended a community college while in high school and before graduating from high school; community college–transfer: medical graduates who attended a community college after graduating from high school and before transferring to a 4-year university; postbaccalaureate–community college: medical graduates who attended a community college after graduating from a 4-year university.
↵a ANOVA test for continuous variables and χ2 test of differences for proportions when both variables were categorical.