Biomedical subjects

Satyan Ramanna

Publications and source records attributed to Satyan Ramanna.

3 recordsLinked to original sources

PubMed2005

U.S. dental school applicants and enrollees: 2003 and 2004.

Following a 25 percent decline in dental school applicants between 1997 and 2001, from 9,829 to 7,412, the number of applicants over the last three years has increased to 9,433. Based on the rate of applicants to the class entering in the fall of 2005, it is estimated there will be a further 10 to 15 percent increase in the number of applicants, thereby exceeding the 1997 number of applicants. The number of first-time, first-year enrollees rose from 4,039 to 4,457 (10.4 percent) between 1996 and 2004, during which time three new dental schools were established (Nova Southeastern University; University of Nevada, Las Vegas; and Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health). Almost 54 percent of the 418 additional first-year positions can be attributed to the three new schools. Slightly over 47 percent of the dental school applicants were enrolled in 2004; 55.4 percent of the applicants in 2003 were enrolled. The number of applicants per first-time, first-year position was 2.12 in 2004 and 1.81 in 2003. It was 2.31 in 1997, the last peak of dental school applicants. (The most recent low was 1.34 in 1989.) The average GPA of the first-time, first-year enrollees continued to increase slightly, standing at 3.35 for science GPA and 3.44 for total GPA. Over the last several years there has been essentially no change in the average academic average and total science DAT scores of the first-time, first-year enrollees, standing at 18.7 and 18.5 respectively. However, the average perceptual ability score has declined slightly, from 18.1 to 17.3. Women were 43.9 percent of the applicants and 42.4 percent of the first-time, first-year enrollees in 2004. Five years ago, women were 38.6 percent of the applicants and 36.5 percent of the first-time, first-year enrollees. Underrepresented minorities comprised 12.4 percent of the applicants and 11.6 percent of the first-time, first-year enrollees in 2004. These percentages are little changed from those reported since 2001.

Dentistry↗

PubMed2004

Applicants to U.S. dental schools: an analysis of the 2002 entering class.

In 2002, there were 7,537 applicants to all entering dental school classes in the United States. This represents a 1.7 percent increase over the number of applicants in 2001. Between the peak of applicants in 1997 (at 9,829) and 2001, the number declined 25.0 percent. (This is similar to the percent decline that occurred in medical school applicants since their peak in 1996, at 46,968.) Dental schools reported 4,372 first-time, first-year enrollees in 2002. This is an increase of 105 first-time, first-year enrollees over the number reported in 2001. With the 1.7 percent increase in applicants and the 2.5 percent increase in first-time, first-year enrollees over last year, 58 percent of the dental school applicants were enrolled in 2002. This is up very slightly from 57.6 percent in 2001. Since 1989 when dental school enrollment once again began to increase, the number of first-time, first-year enrollees has increased 17.7 percent. (Total first-year enrollment, which includes first-time enrollees and repeat students, has increased 11.8 percent since 1989.) The number of applicants per first-time, first-year position was 1.72 in 2002. It was 2.31 in 1997. (The most recent low was 1.34 in 1989.) The average GPA and DAT scores of first-time, first-year enrollees in 2002 were essentially unchanged from what they were in 2001. Women were 43.7 percent of the applicants and 42.7 percent of first-time, first-year enrollees in 2002, slight increases from what they were in 2001. Underrepresented minorities comprised 12.8 percent of the applicants and 11.4 percent of the first-time, first-year enrollees in 2002. These percentages are little changed from those reported in 2001.

Age Factors↗

PubMed2003

Applicant analysis: 2001 entering class.

There were 7,412 applicants to the entering dental school class of 2001. This is 4.6 percent less than the number of applicants to the entering class of 2000. Since the peak of dental school applicants in 1997 (at 9,829), the number of applicants has declined 24.6 percent. (This decline is most similar to the 25.8 percent decline that has occurred in medical school applicants since their peak of applicants in 1996, at 46,968.) With the decline in applicants and a slight increase in first-time, first-year enrollees, 57.6 percent of the dental school applicants were enrolled in 2001. This is up from 54.5 percent in 2000. Dental schools reported 4,267 first-time, first-year enrollees in 2001. This is an increase of thirty-three first-time, first-year enrollees over the number reported in 2000 and only an increase of fifty-eight over the last two years. Since 1989, when dental school enrollment once again began to increase, the number of first-time, first-year enrollees has increased 14.9 percent. (Total first-year enrollment, which includes first-time enrollees and repeat students, has increased 10.8 percent since 1989.) The number of applicants per first-time, first-year positions was 1.74 in 2001. It was 2.31 in 1997. (The most recent low was 1.34 in 1989.) The average of the GPA and DAT scores of the first-time, first-year enrollees in 2001 were all slightly higher than they were in 2000. Women were approximately 42 percent of the applicants and first-time, first-year enrollees in 2001, up slightly from 2000. Underrepresented minorities comprised over 12.6 percent of the applicants and 11.9 percent of the first-time, first-year enrollees, also up slightly from 2000.

Adult↗