When becoming a physician, selecting a medical specialty is one of the biggest decisions to make. Some specialties and subspecialties are more in-demand than others.
According to a 2018 Doximity report, family medicine and internal medicine top the list of specialties that are most in demand by employers. Doximity examined its job postings from 2017 to create the list.
Check out the full list of the most in-demand specialties to see if your desired choice made the cut.
- Family medicine
- Internal medicine
- Emergency medicine
- Psychiatry
- Obstetrics & gynecology
- Neurology
- Radiology
- Gastroenterology
- Geriatrics
- Pediatrics
- Anesthesiology
- Urology
- General surgery
- Orthopedic surgery
- Pulmonology
The report is based on data gathered from 50 metropolitan statistical areas and 15 medical specialties according to the number of job postings on the Doximity network in 2017. The study analyzed data on approximately 8,000 physician jobs posted on Doximity in 2017 and 2018.
Read the full report here.