Factors related to the decline in applications for medical school include costs of medical education, student's desire to begin earning money quickly, publicity about the high cost of malpractice insurance and the increasingly bureaucratic nature of the medical professions, and the perception that there is a continuing overabundance of doctors.…

With increased tuition at medical schools, concern has grown over a decline in the socioeconomic diversity and the academic qualifications of applicants. A study of Georgetown University School of Medicine, with the highest tuition in the United States, indicates that academic and nonacademic characteristics of entering classes have remained…

Detailed statistics on education are provided for a number of health occupations. Data are given as far back as 1950-1951 for medical and dental schools, while for schools of public health, the data begin in 1975-1976. Complete 1980 data are provided only for dentistry, pharmacy, and veterinary medicine. Statistical tables are included on the…