Did you ever wonder what medical schools have a long record of graduating URM physicians? Well below is a list of URM doctors graduated from 1950-2004:

Top Ten U.S. Allopathic Medical Schools Graduating Black U.S. Physicians
Howard= 3,335 physicians
Meharry= 2,771 physicians
University of Illinois= 713 physicians
Wayne State= 678 physicians
Temple= 553 physicians
North Carolina= 525 physicians
University of Michigan(this # will probably stay stagnant)= 506 physicians
Harvard= 491 physicians
SUNY-Downstate=473 physicians
UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical= 467 physicians

Top Ten U.S. Allopathic Medical Schools Graduating Native American U.S. Physicians
Oklahoma= 186 physicians
Minnesota-Twin Cities= 96 physicians
North Dakota= 88 physicians
University of Washington= 81 physicians
Hawaii= 64 physicians
UCSF= 58 physicians
North Carolina= 50 physicians
New Mexico= 45 physicians
University of Wisconsin= 44
Colorado= 43 physicians


Top Ten U.S. Allopathic Medical Schools Graduating Hispanic/Latino U.S. Physicians
Puerto Rico= 4,211 physicians
Caribe= 1,257 physicians
Ponce= 1,019 physicians
University of Illinois= 674 physicians
UT San Antonio= 646 physicians
UCLA= 596 physicians
Miami= 590 physicians
UT Galveston= 570 physicians
UT Houston= 441 physicians
Top 10 Medical Schools for Hispanics (http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/news/newsbyid.asp?id=25204&cat=Magazine&more=/magazine/) Another Source


Top Ten U.S. Allopathic Medical Schools Graduating Asian U.S. Physicians
Hawaii= 1,166 physicians
UCLA= 1,147 physicians
Northwestern= 1,113 physicians
University of Illinois= 1,075 physicians
UCSF= 962 physicians
Loma Linda= 947 physicians
New York Medical=917 physicians
Southern California-Keck= 842 physicians
New York University= 822 physicians
SUNY-Downstate= 790 physicians

Just curious, where is this list from...and is it possible to post the schools with the lowest numbers also.

Sorry, I should have posted the source. Its from:
https://services.aamc.org/Publications/showfile.cfm?file=version74.pdf&prd_id=161&prv_id=191&pdf_id=74

Finding the schools with the lowest numbers might take some searching.

Just curious, where is this list from...and is it possible to post the schools with the lowest numbers also.


If you take a look at this document from the AAMC it should give you a good overall picture. A bit dated, but I think you will get a good understanding of where things are right now.

Minorities in Medical Education: Facts & Figures 2005 (https://services.aamc.org/Publications/index.cfm?fuseaction=Product.displayForm&prd_id=133&prv_id=154&cfid=1&cftoken=A59C7D99-07AF-493C-A4A4008E2E76DC89)

It is a pdf file.

Good look guys!!! I did not think that Harvard would be in the top 10 for graduating blacks. We learn something new everyday.

Those numbers are great to see, thanks for posting that link! I was wondering if the same information is out there for D.O. schools-- aamc?? suggestions on where to find it?

Those numbers are great to see, thanks for posting that link! I was wondering if the same information is out there for D.O. schools-- aamc?? suggestions on where to find it?


You could try here American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (http://www.aacom.org/colleges/).

it seems to me that if you are asian, black, or hispanic that you have a good chance if you apply to the university of illinois.

it seems to me that if you are asian, black, or hispanic that you have a good chance if you apply to the university of illinois.


meaning??? in state or out of state? could you please clarify?

oh. I was just basing that off of the fact that the university of illinois appears in 3 of the 4 lists above. Not really sure about in state or out of state, and I just realized that the university of illinois has like 3 different parts (UIUC, SIU, and UIC)

I just want to point out that this list is going to be skewed for several reasons. One of the most obvious is that those schools that didn't recruit URM students in the first few decades of your survey won't have graduated very many. But that doesn't mean their current URM students aren't successfully finishing. This brings me to the other thing you may not have considered, which is that nearly everyone who gets into med school graduates. It's not like college or grad school where a large percentage of students flunk out or drop out. I'm not sure what the exact attrition is at American med schools, but it's very low. So if you matriculate and work hard, you have an extremely high likelihood of finishing your degree no matter which med school you attend. I think every school in the country has some sort of office of minority affairs to support URM students. In general, when you are in med school, the school will do everything possible to ensure that you complete the program. So I would advise you all to consider applying to other schools besides just the ten listed here as "best" for graduating members of your particular ethnicity. Use the MSAR to find schools that are good matches for you personally in terms of mission, GPA/MCAT, and state of residency. Best of luck to you all. :)

oh. I was just basing that off of the fact that the university of illinois appears in 3 of the 4 lists above. Not really sure about in state or out of state, and I just realized that the university of illinois has like 3 different parts (UIUC, SIU, and UIC)

If you mean parts as in campuses, then the University of Illinois has four different campuses: UIC, UICU, Peoria and Rockford--SIU isn't one of the campuses for the University of Illinois. Only saying this if you mean the different campus and apologies if you mean something else.

The following list was given in the Journal of Blacks in Higher Education:
(this is an excerpt from an email sent to me from a contact at a medical school)

"The Medical Schools That Turn Out the Most Black Doctors
In 2006 there were 1,122 black medical school graduates. There were 46 U.S. medical schools that graduated at least 10 black doctors. There were 65 black graduates at the Howard University School of Medicine in 2006, the most black graduates of any U.S. school of medicine. Meharry Medical College was second with 51 black graduates.

Among the predominantly white medical schools, Temple University led the way with 29 black graduates in 2006. The medical schools at Wayne State University, the University of Michigan, Louisiana State University, the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Indiana University, Ohio State University, and the University of Illinois all had at least 20 black graduates.

Among the 10 highest-ranked medical schools, Johns Hopkins University, the University of California at San Francisco, Washington University, Stanford University, and the University of Washington all had fewer than 10 black graduates.

These numbers are the result of an ongoing effort to create a more diverse community within the School of Medicine. While there is much more to be accomplished we need to take pride in the progress we have made.

American Medical Schools with the Most Black Graduates, 2006
Source: AAMC

Howard University 65
Meharry Medical College 51
Temple University 29
University of Michigan 27
Wayne State University 27
Morehouse SOM 25
Louisiana State University 25
Univ. of Med. and Dent. NJ 22 (Piscataway)
Indiana University 21
Ohio State University 20
University of Illinois 20"