UMiami Unbalanced Male to Female Ratio?

[Sal Sero]

Hey guys,

Was checking matriculant demographics at University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and I noticed that the last class with reported data has almost twice as many men as women! Why such a disparity? Is it like this every year? This lopsidedness has me re-thinking my application to this school - is there something wrong with the area or the administration such that they couldn't attract sufficient female applicants? Or perhaps I am just overthinking the whole thing. Would love to hear from current UMiami Students!

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[Mansamusa]

Overthinking.

And there has been a thread on this topic that you may find informative.

If you are doubting the school, I would definitely say submit an app. Statistically, there is a low chance of even getting an interview at any one school and if you do get one, you can see the school for yourself.

 

[Mad Jack]

Way more fish in the sea than just your classmates.

 

[redferrari]

Thou shalt not confuse matriculation data as representative of the accepted data.

 

[The Knife & Gun Club]

Lol at how many times this comes up.

To the best of my understanding (this is the class above mine, ie 2 cycles ago), it was the result of a bunch of people coming through from the BS/MD program that were mostly male, plus a bunch of male md/PhD students (they have a different adcom). And then just the fact that a bunch more guys decided to take their seat then girls for whatever reason. If it makes you feel any better the 2020 class should be around 50/50 judging by the Facebook page.

 

[Goro]

For the past few years nationwide, more men have been applying than women to med school. I suppose the Admissions dean in Miami just gave up when it came to the task of balancing out the class, or the accepted women didn't like Miami after all.

Oddly, about a decade ago, women were applying in such numbers that the trend mapped out to that by 2040-2050, the vast majority of doctors in the US would have been women!

Hey guys,

Was checking matriculant demographics at University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and I noticed that the last class with reported data has almost twice as many men as women! Why such a disparity? Is it like this every year? This lopsidedness has me re-thinking my application to this school - is there something wrong with the area or the administration such that they couldn't attract sufficient female applicants? Or perhaps I am just overthinking the whole thing. Would love to hear from current UMiami Students!

 

[JustAPhD]

Don't let this dissuade you.

 

[777137]

Hey guys,

Was checking matriculant demographics at University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and I noticed that the last class with reported data has almost twice as many men as women! Why such a disparity? Is it like this every year? This lopsidedness has me re-thinking my application to this school - is there something wrong with the area or the administration such that they couldn't attract sufficient female applicants? Or perhaps I am just overthinking the whole thing. Would love to hear from current UMiami Students!

I don't think finding a hot grill will be a high priority while you're in med school. Plus, tell them you're going to be a doctor and you'll be swimming in it.

 

[takeurmeds02]

I'm the newest class and It's pretty balanced in my mdmph class of 50. There are more women than men but a good portion of the women are in long-term relationships/engaged. In all, it balances out.

Also the MD only track seems to have a decent ratio.

But honestly, if you think you're going to live in Miami and only have the pickings of your classmates, that's a problem right there. It's a very big health center....and city lol.

 

[Efflorescence]

For the past few years nationwide, more men have been applying than women to med school.

https://www.aamc.org/download/411782/data/2014_table1.pdf

I found a table that shows the gender breakdown of applicants by year. It looks like there was a peak in 2003-2004 when 50.8% of applicants were women. 2013-2014 was back down to about the same level as 2000-2001 (46.3% and 46.6%, respectively).

@Goro Do you have any ideas about why this happened? I'm curious!

 

[Goro]

It may have been related to the tech bubble bursting, and post-911 economy. Just a guess though.

https://www.aamc.org/download/411782/data/2014_table1.pdf

I found a table that shows the gender breakdown of applicants by year. It looks like there was a peak in 2003-2004 when 50.8% of applicants were women. 2013-2014 was back down to about the same level as 2000-2001 (46.3% and 46.6%, respectively).

@Goro Do you have any ideas about why this happened? I'm curious!

 

[Mansamusa]

https://www.aamc.org/download/411782/data/2014_table1.pdf

I found a table that shows the gender breakdown of applicants by year. It looks like there was a peak in 2003-2004 when 50.8% of applicants were women. 2013-2014 was back down to about the same level as 2000-2001 (46.3% and 46.6%, respectively).

@Goro Do you have any ideas about why this happened? I'm curious!

It could also have ties to the costs. Most of us in the class of 2020 will be paying $40K-50K + whatever tuition increases occur during our time in school more than the class of 2016 students at the same school.

Maybe around the price point of the late 90s (decrease in applicants would take time to happen after the price becomes too much) , a lot of woman who would otherwise attend med school, were discouraged by that fact that the debt may keep them from being able to work part-time and raise children. Or that becoming a NP or PA will allow you to have your cake and eat it too while not being chained down financially. (Increasing interest rates and increased residency lengths may have also contributed as well)

It would be interesting to see if these lost female MD applicants shifted to an increase in female NPs, RNs, and PA applicants or if they were lost to other fields

 

[eteshoe]

Thou shalt not confuse matriculation data as representative of the accepted data.

Pretty sure that's a commandment right? 🙂

 

[takeurmeds02]

But seriously, try as any school might, it's really difficult to get a true 50/5o split. That's just not reality. ~46% of one of sex versus another is not that crazy; plus the point of medschool isn't "The Dating Game." When everything is said and done, it's based on the decision of the cohort of students who actually matriculate.

Because someone chooses not to attend, it doesn't mean that there was necessarily something wrong with UMiami. You can't fully fault the school for what the demographics end up being.

Plus like I said before...it's Miami..it's not for everyone but for those who do choose the U, you'll find what you're looking for lol.