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Half of Younger Family Physicians Are Women


 

In 2010, women represented 50% of the U.S. family physician workforce younger than 45 years, but only 37% of all family physicians, according to data from the American Medical Association.

Among the youngest FPs – those younger than 35 years – the proportion was 57% women and 43% men, the AMA reported.

The total number of family physicians (including those in related subspecialties) in the United States in 2010 was 87,618 – 63% men and 37% women. There also were 8,591 general practitioners (78% men and 22% women). The total number of physicians in 2010 was 985,375, of whom 688,468 (70%) were men and 296,907 (30%) were women, the AMA said.

Note: AMA Physician Masterfile contained data on 55,242 male and 32,376 female family physicians (including subspecialists) in the United States in 2010.

Source: American Medical Association

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