Admissions Dimension

Distribution of 110638 US Allopathic Med School Students by Urban Influence Code (1993) of County of Birth 1970 US Population % 1970 Population (approx birth) US Medical School Grads 1994-2000 Admissions Probability Compared to Birth Population Cohort
1 Core Metro over 1 million pop 49.9% 101367458 51895 0.94
2 Lesser Metro less than 1 million 28.6% 58220559 25595 0.81
3,4,5,7 NonMetro Organized (larger town, education levels, hospitals, doctors increased) 10.6% 21562358 6848 0.58
NonMetro Less Organized 6,8,9 (smaller main town in county, less college grad rate, less hospitals, colleges, doctors 10.9% 22062856 3732 0.31
Foreign Born (raised in codes 1,2)   0 17854  
Military Birth                    0 847  
Missing Birth Data                0 1119  
Total                             203213231 110638  
Core Metro Plus Foreign Born Additions Changes to Code 1 Residents   101367458 64392.8 1.17
Adjust Code 2   58220559 30951.2 0.98

Consideration of the 14% of students who are foreign born in US Allopathic Schools raises the admissions probability of those in the most urban counties to 117%. The students born in the lowest income, most rural counties have 1/4th the probability of admission of this group. More details at Admissions Ratios and US Medical Students

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