I took a look at the new data for appointment year 2021 and pulm crit was more competitive (64% match rate overall) than other medical specialities like cardiology and GI. What has changed? Is it compensation or related to COVID?
Pulm/Crit was Most Competitive Specialty NRMP 2021
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Cardiology and GI are more competitive. The average applicant who applies to cards or GI is more competitive than an average Pulm/CCM applicant.
I suspect with COVID and hiring freeze many grads who might have considered hospitalist route might have later decided to apply Pulm/CCM unlike the majority of card/GI applicants who probably have been working on their application from intern year.
I suspect with COVID and hiring freeze many grads who might have considered hospitalist route might have later decided to apply Pulm/CCM unlike the majority of card/GI applicants who probably have been working on their application from intern year.
Curious what your definition of more competitive is? More publications/research experience? Step scores? And where did you get the information that informed your opinion? Not trying to have a dick measuring contest, just honestly curious.
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a lot more people throw random Apps at pulm Crit than gI or cardio. just anecdotal but
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Meh. Anything that uses # of pubs is going to be skewed to cards and onc because those areas are the most well funded research in the US. Lots of MD/PHDs apply to both specialties, especially heme/onc. Pulmonary and liver research is pretty poorly funded, just not sexy organs and it isnt the 'fight against cancer'The Fellowship Competitiveness Index: A Novel Way to Estimate Admission Competition into Internal Medicine Subspecialties
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