Total Membership 10,683
(7,665 respondents)
| Distribution by
Employment |
Number |
% |
| Physiology Departments
|
1,936
|
25.3 |
| Administration |
30 |
0.4 |
| Clinical |
1,131 |
14.8 |
| College or University |
2,184 |
28.5 |
| Commercial Companies |
204 |
2.7 |
| Community College or
2-Year Inst. |
3 |
0.0 |
| Dental Schools |
32 |
0.4 |
| Government (incl. VA) |
25 |
0.3 |
| Government (incl. VA) |
298 |
3.9 |
| High School |
5 |
0.1 |
| Hospitals and Clinics |
314 |
4.1 |
| Institutes and Foundations |
202 |
2.6 |
| Medical Schools |
511 |
6.7 |
| Not-for-Profit Association |
9 |
0.1 |
| Other Preclinical Depts. |
442 |
5.8 |
| Other, please specify |
53 |
0.7 |
| Private Practice |
31 |
0.4 |
| Public Health and Graduate
Schools |
97 |
1.3 |
| Retired |
14 |
0.2 |
| Univ. College |
1 |
0.0 |
| Veterinary Schools |
143 |
1.9 |
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| Distribution by Racial
Background and Heritage (optional personal data) |
Total respondents |
| Alaskan Native |
1 |
| American Indian |
10 |
| Asian or Pacific Islander |
823 |
| Black |
78 |
| Hispanic |
194 |
| Multiracial |
21 |
| Other |
33 |
| White |
5,033 |
Distribution by Earned
Degree
(8,176 respondents—includes 806 individuals with multiple doctorate
degrees) |
|
| PhD |
6,348
|
| MD |
2,383 |
| DVM or VMD |
98 |
| DSc or ScD |
93 |
| DrMed or DMSc |
30 |
| EdD |
10 |
| JD |
3 |
Distribution by Gender
(optional personal data) |
|
| Male |
7,145
|
| Female |
2,192
|
Distribution by Age
(optional personal data) |
|
| 70+ |
1,379
|
| 60-69 |
1,414
|
| 50-59 |
2,013
|
| 40-49 |
2,102
|
| 30-39 |
1,820
|
| 20-29 |
891
|
Principle Type of Work
(7,169 respondents) |
% |
| Administration
|
3.9 |
| Clinical |
5.7 |
| Research |
79.2 |
| Teaching |
11.2 |
Distribution by Primary
Section Affiliation
(7,526 respondents) |
% |
| Cardiovascular
|
24.2
|
| Cell & Molecular
Physiology |
12.4 |
| Central Nervous System
|
8.4 |
| Comparative Physiology
|
4.3 |
| Endocrinology & Metabolism
|
8.9 |
| Environ. & Exercise
Physiology |
8.6 |
| Gastro. & Liver Physiology
|
5.6 |
| Neural Control & Autonomic
Reg. |
4.4 |
| Renal |
7.5 |
| Respiration |
10.2 |
| Teaching of Physiology |
3.0 |
| Water & Electrolyte
Homeostasis |
2.5 |
| Distribution by Group
Affiliation (4,821 respondents) |
% |
| Epithelial Transport
|
23.3 |
| History of Physiology
|
13.4 |
| Hypoxia |
17.6 |
| Members in Industry
|
7.5 |
| Muscle Biology
|
25.8 |
| Physiological Genomics
|
7.5 |
| Translational Research
|
4.9 |
| Distribution by Primary
Specialty (4,967 respondents) |
% |
| Anatomy |
0.7 |
| Biochemistry |
1.6 |
| Biomedical engineering
|
0.8 |
| Biophysics |
0.6 |
| Cardiovascular
|
32.8 |
| Cellular and tissue
|
5.1 |
| Comparative physiology
|
3.3 |
| Electrolytes and water
balance |
3.7 |
| Endocrines |
7.2 |
| Environment |
2.7 |
| Exercise |
2.5 |
| Gastrointestinal
|
3.2 |
| General physiology
|
0.1 |
| Immunology |
0.6 |
| Lipids and steroids
|
1.0 |
| Muscle |
11.0 |
| Neural control and
autonomic reg |
0.8 |
| Neurosciences |
7.0 |
| Renal |
2.3 |
| Reproduction |
1.6 |
| Respiration |
8.3 |
| Teaching |
0.5 |
| Transport |
0.5 |
| Other |
0.7 |
| APS
Membership in The Americas |
| United States of America
|
8,314 |
| Canada |
503 |
| Brazil |
67 |
| Mexico |
38 |
| Chile |
20 |
| Argentina |
17 |
| British West Indies |
8 |
| Peru |
6 |
| Venezuela |
5 |
| Jamaica |
4 |
| Colombia |
1 |
| Costa Rica |
1 |
| Honduras |
1 |
| Trinidad |
1 |
| US States
with More than 100 Members |
| California |
867 |
| Texas |
567 |
| New York |
539 |
| Pennsylvania |
427 |
| Massachusetts |
380 |
| Ohio |
379 |
| Maryland |
359 |
| Illinois |
352 |
| North Carolina |
262 |
| Michigan |
242 |
| Florida |
241 |
| Missouri |
217 |
| Georgia |
213 |
| Wisconsin |
198 |
| Louisiana |
174 |
| Tennessee |
174 |
| Indiana |
171 |
| Virginia |
170 |
| Alabama |
164 |
| Colorado |
164 |
| New Jersey |
163 |
| Connecticut |
160 |
| Minnesota |
153 |
| Kentucky |
144 |
| Washington |
124 |
| Iowa |
122 |
| Arizona |
118 |
APS
Membership Outside The Americas
(countries with five or more members) |
| Japan |
265 |
| United Kingdom |
191 |
| Australia |
143 |
| Germany |
121 |
| France |
94 |
| Denmark |
72 |
| Switzerland |
62 |
| Nigeria |
61 |
| Italy |
59 |
| South Korea |
56 |
| Sweden |
54 |
| The Netherlands |
53 |
| Taiwan |
50 |
| Belgium |
40 |
| Israel |
36 |
| Spain |
36 |
| India |
35 |
| New Zealand |
31 |
| China |
27 |
| Turkey |
26 |
| Greece |
25 |
| Hong Kong |
22 |
| Norway |
21 |
| Thailand |
12 |
| Hungary |
11 |
| Ireland |
11 |
| Poland |
10 |
| Finland |
9 |
| Czech Republic |
8 |
| Portugal |
8 |
| Singapore |
8 |
| Austria |
7 |
| South Africa |
7 |
| Croatia |
6 |
| Lebanon |
6 |
| Russia |
5 |
| Slovenia |
5 |
| Ukraine |
5 |
| Other
countries represented: Bangladesh, Belarus, Bosnia-Herzegovina,
Bulgaria, Cyprus, Egypt, Iceland, Indonesia, Iran, Luxembourg, Malaysia,
Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Macedonia, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Slovak
Republic, Tanzania, United Arab Emirates, and Yugoslavia |
| Canadian
Provinces with Five or More members |
| Ontario |
223 |
| Quebec |
93 |
| Alberta |
72 |
| British Columbia |
51 |
| Manitoba |
22 |
| Nova Scotia |
11 |
| Newfoundland |
10 |
| Saskatchewan |
8 |
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