Medical education The 5 most competitive subspecialties in the NRMP’s 2018-2019 fellowship matches NRMP shares which fellowships are most desired by today’s trainees. Feb. 27, 2019Wednesday The DO Staff Contact The DO Staff Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email The National Resident Matching Program recently released a report on its 2018-2019 fellowship matches, which includes information on 66 subspecialties and 23 separate Matches that took place in 2018 and early 2019. Top 5 most competitive subspecialties 2018-2019 Gynecologic oncology Maternal-fetal medicine Reproductive endocrinology Hand surgery Pediatric surgery The above subspecialties filled at least 95 percent of the positions offered. Top 5 least competitive subspecialties 2018-2019 Clinical ultrasound Geriatric medicine Medical genetics Pediatric endocrinology Pediatric infectious disease The above subspecialties filled less than 60 percent of the positions offered. Note: The above lists are the most and least competitive subspecialties among those that offered at least 30 positions. NRMP also shared the top five subspecialties that had the highest percentage of positions filled by DOs in its matches. To learn more, see the full report from NRMP. Related reading: If a fellowship match is in your future, this new NRMP report may help The most common NRMP Match violations students make More in Training Why med students should consider rotating at an NIH clinical center Among my away rotations, the most impactful was my experience at the National Institutes of Health, where I did an eight-week elective in consultation-liaison psychiatry. Rejection, redirection and resilience: How I found success after so many ‘no’s’ It took me several application cycles to get into medical school, but I am so glad I persisted. Here’s what I learned. Previous articleFirst year of residency: 5 things to expect as an intern Next articleTelemedicine enables DO to pursue dual careers as doctor and Boeing 747 pilot
Why med students should consider rotating at an NIH clinical center Among my away rotations, the most impactful was my experience at the National Institutes of Health, where I did an eight-week elective in consultation-liaison psychiatry.
Rejection, redirection and resilience: How I found success after so many ‘no’s’ It took me several application cycles to get into medical school, but I am so glad I persisted. Here’s what I learned.