From NBC News: “More People Than Ever Want To Be Doctors”

More people than ever want to be doctors, a new survey shows. Enrollment is up 25 percent this year over 2002, with more black applicants and Hispanic applicants being accepted.

More than 52,000 people applied to medical school in 2015 — up more than 56 percent from 2002 — the survey by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) found…And 20,630 were enrolled, a 25 percent increase over the 16,488 enrolled in 2002….

“The number of Hispanic or Latino enrollees increased by 6.9 percent to 1,988, and the number of applicants increased by 10.3 percent to 4,839,” the AAMC said in a statement.

“African-American enrollees rose 11.6 percent to 1,576, while the number of applicants increased by 16.8 percent to a total of 4,661.”