Competitive Specialties

[FutureMDdude]

In regards to residency, which programs are considered competitive specialties?

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[SLPI]

well generally speaking, specialties like plastics, derm, radonc, radiology, ortho, urology, neuro are considered pretty competitive

the less competitive are like internal medicine, psychiatry, family practice, pediatrics

and specialties like EM, anesthesiology, general surgery, path are somewhere in between.

however a top ranked IM program could also be pretty competitive to get into but not the field in general.

 

[Winged Scapula]

Just to clarify the above: neuro means neurosurgery. Neurology is much less competitive.

Otherwise, agree with above!