most competitive specialties

[NDESTRUKT]

What are the most competitive specialties in Asian medicine? Are they similar to here in the US?

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[sharmei17]

What are the most competitive specialties in Asian medicine? Are they similar to here in the US?

dermatology...lol.
I guess it's dermatology...
or pediatrics..

 

[Saipan]

Hmmm....doesn't "competitive" mean difficult to get into. I don't think pediatrics is hard to get into anywhere.

The competiveness of specialties is different from country to country. But we're all human so generally, the most-competitive specialties everywhere tend to be quite financially rewarding.

 

[kittycrinkles]

surgical fields, like neurosurgery. i know tons who'd wanna be in it, but few get chosen... and even fewer actually finish.

 

[JCYL]

Ophthalmology!

 

[sharmei17]

sorry i got confused.. what i mean is that here in our country there's a lot of pediatrician or dermatologist that's why i say it's competitive here.. since there's a lot to compete with...

 

[xthine]

"Competitive" for me means a hard to get into training program.
From what i have been seeing so far here in the PI, Dermatology seems to be on top of the list along with Surgery.

 

[bleudsky]

just like what others said - Dermatology. and i think those who offer straight programs like Neurosurgery, TCVS.

 

[NDESTRUKT]

What about cardiology?

 

[kittycrinkles]

^

I think there are loads of people going into IM but not everyone chooses to take a subspec fellowship. I know Pulmonology isn't a popular choice. I think Cardio is one of the more popular ones.

 

[pastorphysician]

Hey, im interested in Anesthesiology or Psychiatry! How competitive the field are?

 

[Ragnarok]

CT surgery

 

[yuki001]

Dermatology (only 1 per year)
Ophtalmology (1/year)
Neurology (1/year)




Easier :
- GP
- I don't know how to call this kind of doctors : "doctors who make the autopsy"
- psychatry
- geriatry

 

[UIC Killa]

Dermatology (only 1 per year)
Ophtalmology (1/year)
Neurology (1/year)




Easier :
- GP
- I don't know how to call this kind of doctors : "doctors who make the autopsy"- psychatry
- geriatry

Pathologist (Medical Examiner)

 

[angiostent]

what can you say about thoraco-cardio vascular surgery as a apecilization?

 

[tantrum]

what can you say about thoraco-cardio vascular surgery as a apecilization?

Very competitive even in the Philippines.

 

[bleudsky]

what can you say about thoraco-cardio vascular surgery as a apecilization?

very in-demand in hospitals because they are so few.

though for me the most competitive specializations are IM, OB-Gyne and Pedia. why? because there are so many (practitioners/specialists) of them here! you have to be always "on your toes" so that more & more patients will come to you.

 

[tantrum]

In the US competitive means how hard to get accepted as a resident in a profession. In terms of competition for practice, definitely primary care like FP, IM , PEds.