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How would you guys rank medical specialties based on "prestige"? How would it look from most competitive to least competitive?
ROADs > everything else > peds > FM
More or less
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Note: this 'ranking' has no bearing on where I see myself someday
ROADs > everything else > peds > FM
More or less
/thread
Note: this 'ranking' has no bearing on where I see myself someday
Prestige is a silly thing to try to rank and even sillier to aspire to, so I'm going to ignore that bit...
Competitiveness can be a little more objective...
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At the same time, there are a lot of IM and Gen Surg programs that are as competitive or more competitive than plastics or derm. But if you simply want to go by the chance of simply matching a particular specialty, that is the best gauge.
Prestige is a silly thing to try to rank and even sillier to aspire to, so I'm going to ignore that bit...
Competitiveness can be a little more objective...
![]()
At the same time, there are a lot of IM and Gen Surg programs that are as competitive or more competitive than plastics or derm. But if you simply want to go by the chance of simply matching a particular specialty, that is the best gauge.
Prestige is a silly thing to try to rank and even sillier to aspire to, so I'm going to ignore that bit...
Competitiveness can be a little more objective...
![]()
At the same time, there are a lot of IM and Gen Surg programs that are as competitive or more competitive than plastics or derm. But if you simply want to go by the chance of simply matching a particular specialty, that is the best gauge.
Prestige is a silly thing to try to rank and even sillier to aspire to, so I'm going to ignore that bit...
Competitiveness can be a little more objective...
![]()
At the same time, there are a lot of IM and Gen Surg programs that are as competitive or more competitive than plastics or derm. But if you simply want to go by the chance of simply matching a particular specialty, that is the best gauge.
Prestige is a silly thing to try to rank and even sillier to aspire to, so I'm going to ignore that bit...
Competitiveness can be a little more objective...
![]()
At the same time, there are a lot of IM and Gen Surg programs that are as competitive or more competitive than plastics or derm. But if you simply want to go by the chance of simply matching a particular specialty, that is the best gauge.
Also, keep in mind that your training is only beginning once you graduate medical school, and the alleged "smartest" specialists in the hospital (arguably nephrology or Pulm/CC) are in no way prestigious. So what is prestige, anyway and why should you care about it? Do what you enjoy (or can stand), and forget the rest.
post 11.Could you cite the source for this figure please?