I'm just wondering if anyone knows what specialties are most and least common for DOs? Is there a difference between the residencies available to MDs and DOs? Sorry if this is common knowledge, I'm just trying to figure out this whole process/weigh the differences between the degrees.
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Quick answer using last years match data:
The orange chart shows the percentages of DO's in each specific field. You can sort the chart to see the highest percentage to lowest percentage.
D.O
1) Family Medicine - 19.47%
2) Internal Medicine - 18.72%
3) Emergency Medicine - 11.42%
4) Transitional Year - 8.09%
5) Pediatrics - 7.60%
6) OB-GYN - 5.24%
7) Anesthesiology - 4.57%
8) Psychiatry - 4.00%
9) Surgery - 3.69%
10) PM&R - 3.03%
11) Orthopedic Surgery 2.63%
12) Radiology - 1.88%
US M.D
1) Internal Medicine - 16.03%
2) Pediatrics - 10.08%
3) Medicine (Preliminary) - 8.79%
4) Emergency Medicine - 7.00%
5) Family Medicine - 6.89%
6) Anesthesiology - 6.16%
7) Radiology - 5.41%
8) OB GYN - 5.39%
9) Surgery - 5.27%
10) Transitional Year - 4.90%
11) Psychiatry - 3.96%
12) Orthopedic Surgery 3.52%
