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Test to see what residency you should do.
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obstetrics/gynecology
general internal med
gastroenterology
colon & rectal surgery
pathology
urology
general surgery
occupational med
physical med & rehabilitation
endocrinology
orthopaedic surgery
nephrology
pulmonology
cardiology
nuclear med
radiology
neurology
pediatrics
otolaryngology
rheumatology
infectious disease
hematology
thoracic surgery
plastic surgery
preventive med
aerospace med
neurosurgery
allergy & immunology
radiation oncology
psychiatry
ophthalmology
dermatology
anesthesiology
emergency med
med oncology
family practice
general internal med
gastroenterology
colon & rectal surgery
pathology
urology
general surgery
occupational med
physical med & rehabilitation
endocrinology
orthopaedic surgery
nephrology
pulmonology
cardiology
nuclear med
radiology
neurology
pediatrics
otolaryngology
rheumatology
infectious disease
hematology
thoracic surgery
plastic surgery
preventive med
aerospace med
neurosurgery
allergy & immunology
radiation oncology
psychiatry
ophthalmology
dermatology
anesthesiology
emergency med
med oncology
family practice
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I took that stupid test a year ago and it told me I should be a dinky doc. I take it angain and it tellms me my #1 choice is be a dinky doc. I dont get it. I have 0 interst in this field.
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ha, oh well. i guess the test is like those administered by high school guidance counselors
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My list.... I took this at the first of last school year, and it really hasn't changed much....
1 med oncology 44
2 family practice 42
3 psychiatry 42
4 preventive med 42
5 physical med & rehabilitation 41
6 nuclear med 41
7 general internal med 41
8 nephrology 40
9 infectious disease 40
10 obstetrics/gynecology 40
11 radiology 40
12 occupational med 39
13 aerospace med 39
14 rheumatology 39
15 gastroenterology 39
16 dermatology 39
17 endocrinology 38
18 hematology 38
19 pulmonology 38
20 thoracic surgery 38
21 pediatrics 38
22 pathology 38
23 orthopaedic surgery 37
24 plastic surgery 37
25 neurosurgery 37
26 anesthesiology 37
27 emergency med 37
28 cardiology 36
29 otolaryngology 36
30 general surgery 35
31 colon & rectal surgery 35
32 neurology 34
33 ophthalmology 33
34 urology 32
1 med oncology 44
2 family practice 42
3 psychiatry 42
4 preventive med 42
5 physical med & rehabilitation 41
6 nuclear med 41
7 general internal med 41
8 nephrology 40
9 infectious disease 40
10 obstetrics/gynecology 40
11 radiology 40
12 occupational med 39
13 aerospace med 39
14 rheumatology 39
15 gastroenterology 39
16 dermatology 39
17 endocrinology 38
18 hematology 38
19 pulmonology 38
20 thoracic surgery 38
21 pediatrics 38
22 pathology 38
23 orthopaedic surgery 37
24 plastic surgery 37
25 neurosurgery 37
26 anesthesiology 37
27 emergency med 37
28 cardiology 36
29 otolaryngology 36
30 general surgery 35
31 colon & rectal surgery 35
32 neurology 34
33 ophthalmology 33
34 urology 32
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doc george, what is a "dinkydoc"?
I got dermatology as #1 on my list...if only it were that easy. I have a question though - Internal medicine came close to the top of my list, and family medicine ended up close to the bottom. I always thought that those 2 were pretty similar in most aspects, except perhaps prestige. What distinction is this test making between the 2?
I got dermatology as #1 on my list...if only it were that easy. I have a question though - Internal medicine came close to the top of my list, and family medicine ended up close to the bottom. I always thought that those 2 were pretty similar in most aspects, except perhaps prestige. What distinction is this test making between the 2?
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Rank Specialty Score
1 thoracic surgery 48
2 infectious disease 46
3 nuclear med 45
4 general surgery 44
5 plastic surgery 44
6 cardiology 44
7 pulmonology 43
8 nephrology 43
9 hematology 43
10 obstetrics/gynecology 43
11 aerospace med 43
12 neurology 43
13 neurosurgery 42
14 pathology 42
15 otolaryngology 42
16 orthopaedic surgery 42
17 preventive med 41
18 occupational med 41
19 endocrinology 41
20 general internal med 40
21 colon & rectal surgery 40
22 radiation oncology 40
23 anesthesiology 39
24 allergy & immunology 39
25 med oncology 39
26 radiology 39
27 psychiatry 39
28 rheumatology 39
29 urology 38
30 gastroenterology 38
31 physical med & rehabilitation 37
32 family practice 37
33 ophthalmology 37
34 emergency med 36
35 dermatology 34
36 pediatrics 30
This thing is accurate!!!! I couldn't sum up my interests better....CT surgery has always been my primary interest followed by the other surgical specialties. Primary care has always been one of my lesser interests...and those rank at the bottom....This thing knows what its doing.
1 thoracic surgery 48
2 infectious disease 46
3 nuclear med 45
4 general surgery 44
5 plastic surgery 44
6 cardiology 44
7 pulmonology 43
8 nephrology 43
9 hematology 43
10 obstetrics/gynecology 43
11 aerospace med 43
12 neurology 43
13 neurosurgery 42
14 pathology 42
15 otolaryngology 42
16 orthopaedic surgery 42
17 preventive med 41
18 occupational med 41
19 endocrinology 41
20 general internal med 40
21 colon & rectal surgery 40
22 radiation oncology 40
23 anesthesiology 39
24 allergy & immunology 39
25 med oncology 39
26 radiology 39
27 psychiatry 39
28 rheumatology 39
29 urology 38
30 gastroenterology 38
31 physical med & rehabilitation 37
32 family practice 37
33 ophthalmology 37
34 emergency med 36
35 dermatology 34
36 pediatrics 30
This thing is accurate!!!! I couldn't sum up my interests better....CT surgery has always been my primary interest followed by the other surgical specialties. Primary care has always been one of my lesser interests...and those rank at the bottom....This thing knows what its doing.- Joined
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I tend to...
dislike being asked the same questions over and over again ah wells here's my results:
I'm surprised b/c I only saw myself in pediatrics versus the rest of the top 10 results. although aerospace med sounds pretty cool (i have no idea what they do hehe )
1 radiology 48
2 dermatology 48
3 emergency med 47
4 med oncology 47
5 aerospace med 47
6 pediatrics 47
7 nuclear med 47
8 neurosurgery 47
9 orthopaedic surgery 46
10 nephrology 46
11 gastroenterology 46
12 general internal med 46
13 anesthesiology 46
14 radiation oncology 45
15 hematology 45
16 family practice 45
17 pulmonology 45
18 occupational med 45
19 thoracic surgery 45
20 general surgery 44
21 psychiatry 44
22 preventive med 44
23 urology 44
24 plastic surgery 44
25 physical med & rehabilitation 44
26 ophthalmology 44
27 obstetrics/gynecology 44
28 neurology 44
29 allergy & immunology 44
30 endocrinology 43
31 rheumatology 43
32 pathology 43
33 otolaryngology 43
34 cardiology 42
35 infectious disease 42
36 colon & rectal surgery 42
dislike being asked the same questions over and over again
ah wells here's my results:I'm surprised b/c I only saw myself in pediatrics versus the rest of the top 10 results. although aerospace med sounds pretty cool
(i have no idea what they do hehe )1 radiology 48
2 dermatology 48
3 emergency med 47
4 med oncology 47
5 aerospace med 47
6 pediatrics 47
7 nuclear med 47
8 neurosurgery 47
9 orthopaedic surgery 46
10 nephrology 46
11 gastroenterology 46
12 general internal med 46
13 anesthesiology 46
14 radiation oncology 45
15 hematology 45
16 family practice 45
17 pulmonology 45
18 occupational med 45
19 thoracic surgery 45
20 general surgery 44
21 psychiatry 44
22 preventive med 44
23 urology 44
24 plastic surgery 44
25 physical med & rehabilitation 44
26 ophthalmology 44
27 obstetrics/gynecology 44
28 neurology 44
29 allergy & immunology 44
30 endocrinology 43
31 rheumatology 43
32 pathology 43
33 otolaryngology 43
34 cardiology 42
35 infectious disease 42
36 colon & rectal surgery 42
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Not too far off. I've already decided no on #1, and probably not #2, but I'm interested in some of my top 10. What I want to know is, how come colon & rectal surgery made it to #11, all the other surgical specialties are below twenty. Any ideas?
1 occupational med 45
2 pediatrics 43
3 rheumatology 43
4 physical med & rehabilitation 42
5 radiation oncology 42
6 dermatology 40
7 preventive med 40
8 med oncology 39
9 general internal med 39
10 infectious disease 38
11 colon & rectal surgery 38
12 psychiatry 38
13 ophthalmology 38
14 anesthesiology 37
15 cardiology 36
16 hematology 36
17 gastroenterology 36
18 nephrology 35
19 emergency med 35
20 allergy & immunology 35
21 obstetrics/gynecology 35
22 urology 35
23 aerospace med 35
24 radiology 34
25 pathology 34
26 pulmonology 34
27 orthopaedic surgery 34
28 endocrinology 34
29 family practice 33
30 neurology 33
31 otolaryngology 33
32 thoracic surgery 33
33 plastic surgery 32
34 neurosurgery 32
35 nuclear med 31
36 general surgery 26
1 occupational med 45
2 pediatrics 43
3 rheumatology 43
4 physical med & rehabilitation 42
5 radiation oncology 42
6 dermatology 40
7 preventive med 40
8 med oncology 39
9 general internal med 39
10 infectious disease 38
11 colon & rectal surgery 38
12 psychiatry 38
13 ophthalmology 38
14 anesthesiology 37
15 cardiology 36
16 hematology 36
17 gastroenterology 36
18 nephrology 35
19 emergency med 35
20 allergy & immunology 35
21 obstetrics/gynecology 35
22 urology 35
23 aerospace med 35
24 radiology 34
25 pathology 34
26 pulmonology 34
27 orthopaedic surgery 34
28 endocrinology 34
29 family practice 33
30 neurology 33
31 otolaryngology 33
32 thoracic surgery 33
33 plastic surgery 32
34 neurosurgery 32
35 nuclear med 31
36 general surgery 26
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Is it really that surprising that things you thought you wanted to do end up at the top? People model themselves after what they think are the attributes of physicians in whatever field they want to do. For example, if you think you want to be a radiologist, you'll enter answers like "i don't care about patient contact" and "i like technology". For CT surgery, you'll enter things like "I like a definitive cure" and "I like to be in control" or whatever. This quiz just tells you what you want to hear.
Of course, that didn't stop me from taking it at least six times during third year and confirming the fact six times that, yes, i'd like to be a pathologist.
-mrp
Of course, that didn't stop me from taking it at least six times during third year and confirming the fact six times that, yes, i'd like to be a pathologist.
-mrp
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actually many of my top 10 were not areas i wanted. i do not want to do ob/gyn, GI, colo rectal, or urology.
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1 thoracic surgery 46
2 preventive med 46
3 occupational med 46
4 aerospace med 46
5 psychiatry 44
6 physical med & rehabilitation 44
7 radiology 43
8 plastic surgery 42
9 urology 39
10 general surgery 35
Now the BIG Q: how reliable is this? I'm not sure if 1,2,3,4 is IT.
2 preventive med 46
3 occupational med 46
4 aerospace med 46
5 psychiatry 44
6 physical med & rehabilitation 44
7 radiology 43
8 plastic surgery 42
9 urology 39
10 general surgery 35
Now the BIG Q: how reliable is this? I'm not sure if 1,2,3,4 is IT. I took it and it said I should be a urologist and my friend took it too and that was the only thing that popped up on hers. Mabye this website is trying to recruit them or maybe something else we don't want to know. ...
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I also did this about a year ago and got similar results:
Rank Specialty Score
1 occupational med 39
2 aerospace med 37
3 preventive med 37
4 urology 35
5 radiology 35
6 pathology 35
7 pediatrics 34
8 thoracic surgery 34
9 general surgery 33
10 physical med & rehabilitation 33
11 psychiatry 32
12 plastic surgery 30
There is absolutely nothing on this list that I am considering.
Rank Specialty Score
1 occupational med 39
2 aerospace med 37
3 preventive med 37
4 urology 35
5 radiology 35
6 pathology 35
7 pediatrics 34
8 thoracic surgery 34
9 general surgery 33
10 physical med & rehabilitation 33
11 psychiatry 32
12 plastic surgery 30
There is absolutely nothing on this list that I am considering.
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Originally posted by s137md
I took it and it said I should be a urologist and my friend took it too and that was the only thing that popped up on hers. Mabye this website is trying to recruit them or maybe something else we don't want to know. ...
It's a plot by the American Urological Assocation to swell it's ranks and take over the world!!!
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Well, at least it prompted me to find out more about specialties I knew little about (nuclear medicine as #1).
I am just curious what the numbers to the right of each specialty mean. I see some people's results having numbers in the 40s right down to the last pick, and other people going down to the 20s.. ??
I am just curious what the numbers to the right of each specialty mean. I see some people's results having numbers in the 40s right down to the last pick, and other people going down to the 20s.. ??
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Here's what I got.....the ones I'm most interested in are in bold...
1 psychiatry 47
2 rheumatology 46
3 nephrology 46
4 family practice 45
5 preventive med 45
6 aerospace med 45
pediatrics 45
8 physical med & rehabilitation 44
9 med oncology 44
10 hematology 43
11 general internal med 43
12 gastroenterology 42
13 infectious disease 42
14 occupational med 42
15 neurology 42
16 obstetrics/gynecology 41
I took this last year too - these results are more fitting for me. (I don't remember what my top ten were, but there weren't ANYTHING I would ever consider!)
1 psychiatry 47
2 rheumatology 46
3 nephrology 46
4 family practice 45
5 preventive med 45
6 aerospace med 45
pediatrics 45
8 physical med & rehabilitation 44
9 med oncology 44
10 hematology 43
11 general internal med 43
12 gastroenterology 42
13 infectious disease 42
14 occupational med 42
15 neurology 42
16 obstetrics/gynecology 41
I took this last year too - these results are more fitting for me. (I don't remember what my top ten were, but there weren't ANYTHING I would ever consider!)
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weird, it only gave me my top 7..
1)radiology
2)occupational medicine
3) something I can't remember
4)urology
5) cardiothoracic surgery (even though I have no small motor coordination or dexterity and barely passed anatomy!)
6) general surgery (see above)
7)psychiatry (that one fits really well with the others huh?)
currently want to go into IM or peds, psych might be interesting too however
1)radiology
2)occupational medicine
3) something I can't remember
4)urology
5) cardiothoracic surgery (even though I have no small motor coordination or dexterity and barely passed anatomy!)
6) general surgery (see above)
7)psychiatry (that one fits really well with the others huh?)
currently want to go into IM or peds, psych might be interesting too however
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Is it broken? I've only got 10 specialties on my list and the high score was 35. How come other people care getting scores in the 40s with lists 20 specialties long?
I have absolutely zero interest in all 10 that were listed for me.
1 urology 35
2 radiology 34
3 psychiatry 31
4 occupational med 31
5 plastic surgery 31
6 general surgery 31
7 preventive med 30
8 physical med & rehabilitation 28
9 thoracic surgery 27
10 aerospace med 26
Maybe it didn't like that I answered a lot of questions neutrally.
I have absolutely zero interest in all 10 that were listed for me.
1 urology 35
2 radiology 34
3 psychiatry 31
4 occupational med 31
5 plastic surgery 31
6 general surgery 31
7 preventive med 30
8 physical med & rehabilitation 28
9 thoracic surgery 27
10 aerospace med 26
Maybe it didn't like that I answered a lot of questions neutrally.
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Okay, I think it is broken because I just refreshed the page and a new list popped up.
1 ophthalmology 38
2 neurology 37
3 pathology 37
4 allergy & immunology 37
5 gastroenterology 35
6 endocrinology 35
7 general internal med 35
8 urology 35
9 radiology 34
10 dermatology 34
11 colon & rectal surgery 34
12 anesthesiology 33
13 nuclear med 33
14 infectious disease 33
15 otolaryngology 33
16 neurosurgery 33
17 emergency med 32
18 pulmonology 31
19 cardiology 31
20 general surgery 31
21 psychiatry 31
22 occupational med 31
23 plastic surgery 31
24 preventive med 30
25 pediatrics 30
26 rheumatology 29
27 radiation oncology 29
28 family practice 28
29 obstetrics/gynecology 28
30 physical med & rehabilitation 28
31 thoracic surgery 27
32 nephrology 27
33 med oncology 27
34 hematology 27
35 aerospace med 26
36 orthopaedic surgery 26
1 ophthalmology 38
2 neurology 37
3 pathology 37
4 allergy & immunology 37
5 gastroenterology 35
6 endocrinology 35
7 general internal med 35
8 urology 35
9 radiology 34
10 dermatology 34
11 colon & rectal surgery 34
12 anesthesiology 33
13 nuclear med 33
14 infectious disease 33
15 otolaryngology 33
16 neurosurgery 33
17 emergency med 32
18 pulmonology 31
19 cardiology 31
20 general surgery 31
21 psychiatry 31
22 occupational med 31
23 plastic surgery 31
24 preventive med 30
25 pediatrics 30
26 rheumatology 29
27 radiation oncology 29
28 family practice 28
29 obstetrics/gynecology 28
30 physical med & rehabilitation 28
31 thoracic surgery 27
32 nephrology 27
33 med oncology 27
34 hematology 27
35 aerospace med 26
36 orthopaedic surgery 26
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Ok I admit it -- I'm procrastinating studying for my a&p test tomorrow by taking this quiz but I was also curious how it would rank me. I'm 28, but an ugrad with another 3+ years left before I even start med school.
Here goes:
1. Plastic Surgery 44 not
2. OBGYN 42
3. nuclear med 42 (what the heck is this specialty anyway?)
4. orthopaedic surgery 41 Yes
5. opthalmology 41 nope
6. peds 41 maybe
7. General surgery 41 maybe
8. radiology 41 not
9. psychiatry 41 slightly possible
10. pulmonary 41
11. medical oncology 41
12. nephrology 40 (what's this one?)
13. neurosurgery 40
14. rheumotology 40
15. physical med & rehab 40
16. otolaryngology 40
17. preventive med 39
18. thoracic surgery 38
19. aerospace med 38
20. pathology 37
21. urology 37
22. occupational med 36
23. neurology 36
Here goes:
1. Plastic Surgery 44 not
2. OBGYN 42
3. nuclear med 42 (what the heck is this specialty anyway?)
4. orthopaedic surgery 41 Yes
5. opthalmology 41 nope
6. peds 41 maybe
7. General surgery 41 maybe
8. radiology 41 not
9. psychiatry 41 slightly possible
10. pulmonary 41
11. medical oncology 41
12. nephrology 40 (what's this one?)
13. neurosurgery 40
14. rheumotology 40
15. physical med & rehab 40
16. otolaryngology 40
17. preventive med 39
18. thoracic surgery 38
19. aerospace med 38
20. pathology 37
21. urology 37
22. occupational med 36
23. neurology 36
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source: iserson's getting into a residency.
3. nuclear med 42 (what the heck is this specialty anyway?)
a doc who uses radioactive materials to diagnose and treat diseases by imaging the body's physiologic function. they put radioactive materials into the bloodstream for diagnostic studies and treatments. they will also perform radioimmunoassay tests.
12. nephrology 40 (what's this one?)
they diagnoses and treat diseases of the kidney and the urinary system.
3. nuclear med 42 (what the heck is this specialty anyway?)
a doc who uses radioactive materials to diagnose and treat diseases by imaging the body's physiologic function. they put radioactive materials into the bloodstream for diagnostic studies and treatments. they will also perform radioimmunoassay tests.
12. nephrology 40 (what's this one?)
they diagnoses and treat diseases of the kidney and the urinary system.
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On the home page for the test, it says: This material was originally published in the book "How to Choose a Medical Specialty", by Anita Taylor.
I actually read this book. (Pre med... entertaining myself in a medical school library for several summers. What else was I to do? It was either that or path textbooks. )
At the end of each chapter (about each specialty), there was a short quiz. This test is just all those quizes rolled into one. That's why some questions were asked multiple times. If you pay attention, you can even guess what questions relate to what specialty... I noticed that they didn't attempt to mix the questions up.
My scores, top 10:
1 radiology (39)
2 nuclear med (39)
3 dermatology (36)
4 anesthesiology (34)
5 allergy & immunology (33)
6 neurology (33)
7 occupational med (33)
8 psychiatry (32)
9 pathology (32)
10 colon & rectal surgery (31)
LOL. I guess I shouldn't have answered 5 for those "do you like free time", "do you like a planned schedule", and "do you want to be well paid" questions.
-Naphtali
I actually read this book. (Pre med... entertaining myself in a medical school library for several summers. What else was I to do? It was either that or path textbooks.
)At the end of each chapter (about each specialty), there was a short quiz. This test is just all those quizes rolled into one. That's why some questions were asked multiple times. If you pay attention, you can even guess what questions relate to what specialty... I noticed that they didn't attempt to mix the questions up.
My scores, top 10:
1 radiology (39)
2 nuclear med (39)
3 dermatology (36)
4 anesthesiology (34)
5 allergy & immunology (33)
6 neurology (33)
7 occupational med (33)
8 psychiatry (32)
9 pathology (32)
10 colon & rectal surgery (31)
LOL. I guess I shouldn't have answered 5 for those "do you like free time", "do you like a planned schedule", and "do you want to be well paid" questions.
-Naphtali
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Thanks for the definitions OldMan....definitely didn't have time tonite to go searching lol. Wish me luck on my test tomorrow/today. Our professor crammed the entire respiratory system in with blood, heart, and arteries and loves to trick us! 
--Jessica, UCCS
--Jessica, UCCS
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Originally posted by Skaterbabe74
Thanks for the definitions OldMan....definitely didn't have time tonite to go searching lol. Wish me luck on my test tomorrow/today. Our professor crammed the entire respiratory system in with blood, heart, and arteries and loves to trick us!
--Jessica, UCCS
i have a micro quiz coming up. i have to learn all the details of staph, strep, brucella, yersinia, salmonella, e.coli (mmm explosive diarrhea), shigella, bacillus, etc.
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1 pediatrics 49 (have always been interested in peds)
2 occupational med 47
3 med oncology 47 (have been my top choices since coming ot school)
4 hematology 47 (same)
5 radiation oncology 47
6 nephrology 45
7 anesthesiology 44
8 rheumatology 43
9 thoracic surgery 43
10 colon & rectal surgery 43
11 radiology 42
12 plastic surgery 42
13 physical med & rehabilitation 42
14 otolaryngology 42
15 dermatology 42
16 family practice 42
17 emergency med 41
18 pulmonology 41
19 orthopaedic surgery 41
20 obstetrics/gynecology 41
21 general surgery 41
22 preventive med 40
23 gastroenterology 40
24 infectious disease 39
25 neurology 39
26 neurosurgery 39
27 general internal med 39
28 aerospace med 39
29 pathology 39
30 ophthalmology 38
31 psychiatry 38
32 cardiology 38
33 endocrinology 36
34 urology 36
35 nuclear med 36
36 allergy & immunology 35
2 occupational med 47
3 med oncology 47 (have been my top choices since coming ot school)
4 hematology 47 (same)
5 radiation oncology 47
6 nephrology 45
7 anesthesiology 44
8 rheumatology 43
9 thoracic surgery 43
10 colon & rectal surgery 43
11 radiology 42
12 plastic surgery 42
13 physical med & rehabilitation 42
14 otolaryngology 42
15 dermatology 42
16 family practice 42
17 emergency med 41
18 pulmonology 41
19 orthopaedic surgery 41
20 obstetrics/gynecology 41
21 general surgery 41
22 preventive med 40
23 gastroenterology 40
24 infectious disease 39
25 neurology 39
26 neurosurgery 39
27 general internal med 39
28 aerospace med 39
29 pathology 39
30 ophthalmology 38
31 psychiatry 38
32 cardiology 38
33 endocrinology 36
34 urology 36
35 nuclear med 36
36 allergy & immunology 35
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I am still in undergrad with 3 years left but i couldnt resist this quiz... just too fun! Although i am not too sure how accurate it is for me.... the ones with asteriks are what i have considered....
1 psychiatry 49
2 dermatology 49
3 rheumatology 46
4 general internal med 45 ***
5 med oncology 44
6 occupational med 44
7 aerospace med 43 (what is this by the way?)
8 pediatrics 43 ***
9 physical med & rehabilitation 42 ***
10 radiology 42
11 family practice 42 ****
12 nephrology 42
13 emergency med 41 ***
14 preventive med 41
15 anesthesiology 40
16 hematology 40
17 gastroenterology 40
18 radiation oncology 39
19 neurology 39
20 nuclear med 38
21 general surgery 38
22 allergy & immunology 38
23 urology 37
24 pathology 37
25 orthopaedic surgery 37
26 ophthalmology 37
27 neurosurgery 36
28 colon & rectal surgery 36 (ooh, fun, fun.... NOT)
29 endocrinology 35
30 infectious disease 34
31 pulmonology 34
32 obstetrics/gynecology 33 *** (dont know why this one is so low seeing as how i would love to do it except for the hours/malpractice insurance/no life stuff about it)
33 otolaryngology 33
34 plastic surgery 33
35 thoracic surgery 32
36 cardiology 30
dont know how accurate it is but it is fun!!
-tiff-
1 psychiatry 49
2 dermatology 49
3 rheumatology 46
4 general internal med 45 ***
5 med oncology 44
6 occupational med 44
7 aerospace med 43 (what is this by the way?)
8 pediatrics 43 ***
9 physical med & rehabilitation 42 ***
10 radiology 42
11 family practice 42 ****
12 nephrology 42
13 emergency med 41 ***
14 preventive med 41
15 anesthesiology 40
16 hematology 40
17 gastroenterology 40
18 radiation oncology 39
19 neurology 39
20 nuclear med 38
21 general surgery 38
22 allergy & immunology 38
23 urology 37
24 pathology 37
25 orthopaedic surgery 37
26 ophthalmology 37
27 neurosurgery 36
28 colon & rectal surgery 36 (ooh, fun, fun.... NOT)
29 endocrinology 35
30 infectious disease 34
31 pulmonology 34
32 obstetrics/gynecology 33 *** (dont know why this one is so low seeing as how i would love to do it except for the hours/malpractice insurance/no life stuff about it)
33 otolaryngology 33
34 plastic surgery 33
35 thoracic surgery 32
36 cardiology 30
dont know how accurate it is but it is fun!!
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- Joined
- Feb 4, 2002
- Messages
- 4,696
- Reaction score
- 75
"Aerospace Medicine is the preventive medicine primary specialty that promotes the health and functional well being of pilots, astronauts, and other flight crew members and all other persons traveling in the air or space. "
- Joined
- Mar 19, 2003
- Messages
- 167
- Reaction score
- 3
i got 36 matches and the lowest reported score was a 37 (id). i guess this means i'm either a pushover or actually cut out for many things. oddly, my top score of 47 was for the specialty (neurosurg) that both excites me and scares me the most. i actually like it a lot but thought i made it clear in the survey that i wasn't willing to put up with those hours. maybe this thing really can look into your soul! neurology and immunology were right up there too (46) and are both of significant interest. i got a 46 for urology, 45 for nephrology and colon/rectal surg, and a 44 for gastro. what the dilley? no way am i doing poddy practice. anyway, of my top 20, i'd do 10 of'em. go figure. reminder to everyone reading this: remember this test only compares your personality to people practicing these specialties....it's not actually trying to determine your desires.
- Joined
- Mar 17, 2003
- Messages
- 102
- Reaction score
- 0
On the whole, it was fairly accurate. I volunteered 200 hours in the UNC ER and I always liked it!
Rank Specialty Score
1 emergency med 43
2 dermatology 43
3 radiation oncology 41
4 nephrology 41
5 pediatrics 41 6 obstetrics/gynecology 40 7 gastroenterology 40 8 colon & rectal surgery 40 9 infectious disease 39 10 radiology 39 11 hematology 38 12 med oncology 37 13 urology 37 14 thoracic surgery 37 15 occupational med 37 16 physical med & rehabilitation 36 17 rheumatology 36 18 pathology 36 19 anesthesiology 36 20 neurosurgery 35 21 endocrinology 35 22 nuclear med 35 23 plastic surgery 35 24 neurology 34 25 orthopaedic surgery 34 26 general internal med 34 27 family practice 34 28 cardiology 32 29 allergy & immunology 32 30 aerospace med 32 31 general surgery 32 32 psychiatry 30 33 ophthalmology 30 34 otolaryngology 29 35 preventive med 29 36 pulmonology 27
Rank Specialty Score
1 emergency med 43
2 dermatology 43
3 radiation oncology 41
4 nephrology 41
5 pediatrics 41 6 obstetrics/gynecology 40 7 gastroenterology 40 8 colon & rectal surgery 40 9 infectious disease 39 10 radiology 39 11 hematology 38 12 med oncology 37 13 urology 37 14 thoracic surgery 37 15 occupational med 37 16 physical med & rehabilitation 36 17 rheumatology 36 18 pathology 36 19 anesthesiology 36 20 neurosurgery 35 21 endocrinology 35 22 nuclear med 35 23 plastic surgery 35 24 neurology 34 25 orthopaedic surgery 34 26 general internal med 34 27 family practice 34 28 cardiology 32 29 allergy & immunology 32 30 aerospace med 32 31 general surgery 32 32 psychiatry 30 33 ophthalmology 30 34 otolaryngology 29 35 preventive med 29 36 pulmonology 27
- Joined
- Jan 18, 2003
- Messages
- 67
- Reaction score
- 0
i can't imagine derm, path, or pm&r, but i am going into neurology
1 1 dermatology 45
2 pathology 44
3 physical med & rehabilitation 43
4 neurology 43
5 radiology 43
6 psychiatry 43
7 allergy & immunology 43
8 general internal med 43
9 rheumatology 43
10 hematology 42
11 endocrinology 42
12 med oncology 41
13 infectious disease 40
14 aerospace med 40
15 urology 39
16 preventive med 39
17 occupational med 39
18 radiation oncology 39
19 cardiology 38
20 ophthalmology 38
21 pediatrics 37
22 otolaryngology 37
23 orthopaedic surgery 37
24 nuclear med 37
25 pulmonology 36
26 nephrology 36
27 neurosurgery 36
28 plastic surgery 35
29 gastroenterology 35
30 obstetrics/gynecology 34
31 anesthesiology 34
32 thoracic surgery 33
33 colon & rectal surgery 33
34 emergency med 32
35 family practice 29
36 general surgery 29
1 1 dermatology 45
2 pathology 44
3 physical med & rehabilitation 43
4 neurology 43
5 radiology 43
6 psychiatry 43
7 allergy & immunology 43
8 general internal med 43
9 rheumatology 43
10 hematology 42
11 endocrinology 42
12 med oncology 41
13 infectious disease 40
14 aerospace med 40
15 urology 39
16 preventive med 39
17 occupational med 39
18 radiation oncology 39
19 cardiology 38
20 ophthalmology 38
21 pediatrics 37
22 otolaryngology 37
23 orthopaedic surgery 37
24 nuclear med 37
25 pulmonology 36
26 nephrology 36
27 neurosurgery 36
28 plastic surgery 35
29 gastroenterology 35
30 obstetrics/gynecology 34
31 anesthesiology 34
32 thoracic surgery 33
33 colon & rectal surgery 33
34 emergency med 32
35 family practice 29
36 general surgery 29
