Uro seems most competitive judging by last years number....

[yorku]

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Looks kinda scary... even compared to other ROAD....
http://residency.wustl.edu/Choosing/SpecDesc/Pages/Urology.aspx

 

[Poetic Silence]

Can urologists do kidney transplants?

 

[cpants]

Can urologists do kidney transplants?

Yes, but only if they have done a transplant fellowship. Most kidney transplants in the US are done by transplant surgeons (ie. general surgery trained). There are a few places that have transplant urology programs (ie. urologists doing transplants). Cleveland Clinic and SUNY Stonybrook are the 2 I have heard about. Urologists also frequently participate in transplant by doing the donor nephrectomies. You don't need subspecialty training for that.

 

[Poetic Silence]

Wow, that's something. Urology does seem like a rather exciting field. Especially with the robotics they use these days.

 

[DoctwoB]

Looks kinda scary... even compared to other ROAD....
http://residency.wustl.edu/Choosing/SpecDesc/Pages/Urology.aspx

It is very competitive, but probably not more so then Ortho or ENT (all of which are more competitive then "ROAD," with the exception of the D for Derm). It's hard to compare directly as the AUA match doesn't release stats like average step 1 score. It's a small field, so unmatched percentage will vary a lot with the number of applicants in any given year.

 

[yorku]

It is very competitive, but probably not more so then Ortho or ENT (all of which are more competitive then "ROAD," with the exception of the D for Derm). It's hard to compare directly as the AUA match doesn't release stats like average step 1 score. It's a small field, so unmatched percentage will vary a lot with the number of applicants in any given year.

I solely went of % people matched last year which was very low lower then plastics, derm, neuro you name it...
I wonder if it is because the previous years it was in the 80s and the swinging surgeons went for it...

 

[suttons law]

I'm not the first to say it, but we should really start calling it ROD. Or Ro-ROD.