Gender Diversity Among U.S. Allopathic Medical School Graduates, 2016-2023.

Authors

Elle Lett, Renée Brown, Asa Radix, Richard E Greene, Carl Streed

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Health equity. Volume 10. Pages 24731242261466923. Epub Jul 13, 2026.

Abstract

This study aims to characterize demographic characteristics of transgender and nonbinary (trans) medical students and their training experiences.
We conducted cross-sectional analyses of responses to the Association of American Medical Colleges Graduation Questionnaire (2016-2023) to characterize trans medical students using measures of race, ethnicity, age, and medical school region; assess overall satisfaction with medical training; and evaluate time to graduation, all compared to cisgender peers.
Among 121,291 respondents who completed gender identity items, 837 (0.7%) were trans. After adjustment, trans graduates were more likely to be unsatisfied with their education (adjusted odds ratio [aOR]: 2.64, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 2.08, 3.29, p < 0.001) and more likely to take greater than 4 years to complete medical school (aOR: 1.55, 95% CI: 1.32, 1.82, p < 0.001).
With higher odds of being unsatisfied with their education, additional research must identify and develop interventions to improve their training experience.

PMID:
42534430
Bibliographic data and abstract were imported from PubMed on 31 Jul 2026.

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