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Table 3 Number of new doctors from foreign medical schools

From: The current shortage and future surplus of doctors: a projection of the future growth of the Japanese medical workforce

Year

All new doctors

From foreign schools

Percentage

2000

7065

18

0.255%

2001

8374

12

0.143%

2002

7881

16

0.203%

2003

7721

15

0.194%

2004

7457

20

0.268%

2005

7568

20

0.264%

2006

7742

20

0.258%

2007

7535

36

0.478%

2008

7733

36

0.466%

2009

7668

34

0.443%

sum

76744

227

0.296%