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VERTICAL
BAR CHART: Women in Schools for Selected Health Professions, 1980-81
and 2003-04
(Percent of Students)
Medicine 1980-81, 26.5; 2003-04, 48.7
Dentistry 1980-81, 17.0; 2003-04, 43.2
Nursing 1980-81, 94.3; 2003-04, 90.8
Public Health 1980-81, 55.2; 2003-04, 69.6
Pharmacy 1980-81, 47.4; 2003-04, 66.5
Social Work 1980-81, 9 0; 2003-04, 83.8
Dietetics* 2003-04, 91.1
*Data from 1980-81 are unavailable.
Source: Association of American Medical Colleges,
Data Warehouse. Facts-Applicants, Matriculants, and Graduates, www.aamc.org;
American Association of Colleges of Nursing, Enrollment and Graduations
in Baccalaureate and Graduate Programs in Nursing: 2004-2005; American
Dental Association, Survey Center, 2003-2004 Survey of predoctoral
dental education; American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy,
Profiles of Pharmacy Students, Fall 2004; Association of Schools
of Public Health, 2004 Annual Data Report, Table 3-1, www.asph.org/userfiles/
ADR2004.pdf; American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine,
2004 Report on Osteopathic Medical Education, June 2005, www.aacom.org
; Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education, Dietetics
Education Program Diversity Statistics 2004-2005 Academic Year -
All Programs; Association of Schools & Colleges of Optometry,
Number and Percentage of Full-Time Students in Professional O.D.
Programs by Gender and Year, (tables by year for 1998-1999 through
2004-2005); American Physical Therapy Association, 2005 Fact Physical
Therapist Education Programs, p. 24 (Enrollment by Sex); Lennon,
T. (2005). Statistics on social work education in the United States
(2003-2004 Academic year). Alexandria, VA: Council on Social Work
Education.
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