Table 4

Incoming students, drop-outs and graduate students in medicine by year and sex, 1996–2002. Since 1996, the number of women medical graduates has been very similar to that of men. Something similar occurs when comparing the information about incoming students and drop-outs. The number of graduate students receiving their degree has not shown significant changes in recent years: in 1996, 45.9% were women, while in 2001 this proportion was 49.3%.

Year
Incoming students
Percentage of total attrition
Percentage of total graduate students



Men
Women
Men
Women
Men
Women

1996
6 200
6 054
47
53
51
49
1997
6 819
6 820
49
51
51
49
1998
7 456
7 064
53
47
50
50
1999
7 331
7248
51
49
50
50
2000
7 655
7 858
51
49
49
51
2001
7 501
7 962
45
55
51
49
2002
7 746
8 631
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

Source: ANUIES, Anuario estadístico, 1996–2002

* No data are available for 2002.

Nigenda et al. Human Resources for Health 2005 3:3   doi:10.1186/1478-4491-3-3

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