Welcome to Diversity Affairs
Fast Facts
- Top 10 medical school graduating African-Americans
- Currently the 2nd largest medical school in the nation
- Only medical school in the State of Indiana
- Across 9 campuses within Indiana
- 12% of the student body are students from underrepresented backgrounds
Figures
Increasing diversity in the health care workforce has been cited as a solution to narrowing the gap in health care disparities disproportionately experienced by racial and ethnic individuals underrepresented in medicine and individuals of low socioeconomic status. In this section we will give an overview of IUSM’s diversity statistics (based on numbers of individuals underrepresented in medicine (URM), starting broadly at the state and national level, and then at the school and program level (medical school, grad school, residency, faculty).
State and National Comparison
|
Indiana |
Nationally |
| Total Population | 6,483,802 |
308,745,538 |
Black |
9.19% |
12.8% |
Native American |
0.3% |
1% |
Latino/Hispanic |
5.5% |
15.9 |
Medical School Program
2010-2011 Total Med Student body = 12% URM* (154 URM of 1,288 Med Students) |
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2010 matriculants |
16% |
50 of 322 matriculants |
2009 matriculants |
11% |
33 of 294 matriculants |
2008 matriculants |
11% |
32 of 288 matriculants |
2007 matriculants |
13% |
39 of 294 matriculants |
2006 matriculants |
14.3% |
40 of 280 matriculants |
2005 matriculants |
10.7% |
30 of 280 matriculants |
2004 matriculants |
12.6% |
36 of 280 matriculants |
2003 matriculants |
6.4% |
18of 280 matriculants |
2002 matriculants |
10.7% |
30 of 280 matriculants |
2001 matriculants |
7.9% |
22 of 280 matriculants |
| *racial/ethnic data based on student self-report | ||
Graduate Program
There are 373 total graduate students (MS + PhD) |
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2010 |
11% |
4 of 35 |
2009 |
20% |
9 of 46 |
2008 |
0% |
0 of 42 |
2007 |
9.37% |
3 of 32 |
2006 |
5.63% |
4 of 71 |
2005 |
10.1% |
9 of 89 |
2004 |
19.52% |
6 of 63 |
2003 |
7.01% |
4 of 57 |
2002 |
16.67% |
6 of 36 |
2001 |
23.08% |
6 of 26 |
Residency
2010 – 2011 Total Residents = 45% URM |
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|
African American |
Male |
Female |
|
2011 |
58 |
5% |
59% |
41% |
2010 |
61 |
5.8% |
57% |
43% |
2009 |
60 |
5.7% |
58% |
42% |
2008 |
60 |
5.7% |
58% |
42% |
2007 |
58 |
6% |
57% |
43% |
2006 |
52 |
5% |
|
|
2005 |
44 |
4% |
|
|
2004 |
44 |
4% |
|
|
2003 |
50 |
5% |
|
|
2002 |
39 |
4% |
|
|
2001 |
35 |
4% |
66% |
34% |
Faculty
Current full-time faculty as of 2010-2011 = 5.7% URM |
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| MD Faculty | 4.2% URM | 60 of 1,415 |
| PhD Faculty | 1.2% URM | 17 of 1,415 |
| MD/PhD Faculty | .19% | 2 of 1,415 |
| Other Degreed Faculty | .07% | 1 of 1,415 |
