In 2010, women represented 60% of the dermatology workforce younger than the age of 45, according to data from the American Medical Association.
The proportion was even higher among dermatologists younger than the age of 35 years, with women outnumbering men 1,367 (66%) to 698 (34%), the AMA reported.
The total number of dermatologists in the United States in 2010 was 11,316 (56% men and 44% women). There also were 7,418 plastic surgeons (86% men and 14% women) and 4,312 allergists/immunologists (69% men and 31% women). The total number of physicians in 2010 was 985,375, of whom 70% were men and 30% were women, according to the AMA.
Note: AMA Physician Masterfile included data on 6,385 male and 4,931 female dermatologists in the United States in 2010.
Source: American Medical Association