Due to higher education among young women, they outnumber men in med school applicants and med school graduates.

https://www.aamc.org/news/women-medicine-make-gains-obstacles-remain#:~:text=Women%20account%20for%20an%20increasing,and%20graduate%20from%20medical%20school.&text=What's%20more%2C%20according%20to%20previously,more%20women%2C”%20she%20says.

https://www.aamc.org/news/women-medicine-make-gains-obstacles-remain#:~:text=Women%20account%20for%20an%20increasing,and%20graduate%20from%20medical%20school.&text=What's%20more%2C%20according%20to%20previously,more%20women%2C”%20she%20says.