Statistics

Each year the American Medical Association publishes statistics of medical education in the U.S.

This year there are 18,200 students in the medical colleges, of whom 17,652 are in the regular medical colleges, 410 in the two homeopathic colleges, 148 in the one eclectic school. There remain three nondescript colleges, of which two are mixed up with osteopathy and the third is disowned by the National Eclectic Medical Association although claiming to be eclectic in character.

Nine hundred and ten women are now studying medicine, which is 44 less than last year. In 1924 there were 471 Negroes, and this year there are 543. Attempts are being made to give the Negro better opportunity to secure a scientific medical education.

The statistics set forth show that there are two physicians to every 753 people in the U. S. whereas in England there is one physician to every 1,087 and in the Central European countries one physician to every 2,225. North Dakota does poorly, has one to every 1,386; South Carolina one to 1,325: on the other hand, California does well has one to every 455; the District of Columbia one to every 242 Colorado one to 539. New York, Vermont, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, have one to from 600 to 700 people.