Which residency is the hardest?

Competitive programs that are the most difficult to match into include:
  • General Surgery.
  • Neurosurgery.
  • Orthopedic Surgery.
  • Ophthalmology.
  • Otolaryngology.
  • Plastic Surgery.
  • Urology.
  • Radiation Oncology.
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Which residency is easiest?

Family medicine is by far the least competitive specialty to match into, scoring only 15 points in our dataset, with the runner up at 27 points. Family medicine is the specialty devoted to the comprehensive medical treatment of patients across all ages.
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What is the hardest type of doctor to become?

Residency Match: The 7 most competitive medical specialties
  • Integrated interventional radiology.
  • Orthopedic surgery.
  • Integrated plastic surgery.
  • Radiation oncology.
  • Neurological surgery.
  • Otolaryngology.
  • Thoracic surgery.
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What residency is the most competitive?

Most Competitive Residency Programs Based on Fill-Rate
  • Medicine - Emergency Medicine. ...
  • Neurological Surgery. ...
  • Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. ...
  • Integrated Plastic Surgery. ...
  • Thoracic Surgery.
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What residency takes the longest?

The length of residency depends mostly on the field a graduate chooses to take. Medical specialties such as family medicine and internal medicine often requires three years, whereas surgery usually requires a minimum of five, and neurological surgery is the longest at seven years.
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Who has the shortest residency?

Not surprisingly, many of the primary care residences are the shortest while the surgical round out the longest.
  • Transitional/Preliminary: 1 year.
  • Emergency Medicine: 3-4 years.
  • Family Practice: 3 years.
  • Internal Medicine: 3 years.
  • Pediatrics: 3 years.
  • Obstetrics-Gynecology: 4 years.
  • Pathology: 4 years.
  • Psychiatry: 4 years.
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What is the easiest doctor to become?

A general practice doctor is probably the easiest doctor to become. Even though students must complete four years of medical school and one or two years of a residency, this is the minimum amount of education required for medical doctors.
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What is the best residency?

The Top 10 Most Popular Residencies
  • Residency: Pediatrics. ...
  • Residency: Emergency Medicine. ...
  • Residency: Psychiatry. ...
  • Residency: Anesthesiology. ...
  • Residency: General Surgery. ...
  • Residency: Obstetrics and Gynecology. ...
  • Residency: Diagnostic Radiology. ...
  • Residency: Neurology. Number of applicants from US medical school graduates in 2018: 1,070.
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What is the most stressful medical specialty?

For the most stressful medical job, the highest percentages of burnout occurred among these medical specialties:
  • Critical care: 48 percent.
  • Neurology: 48 percent.
  • Family medicine: 47 percent.
  • Obstetrics and gynecology: 46 percent.
  • Internal medicine: 46 percent.
  • Emergency medicine: 45 percent.
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Which is the toughest branch in medical?

Competitive programs that are the most difficult to match into include:
  • General Surgery.
  • Neurosurgery.
  • Orthopedic Surgery.
  • Ophthalmology.
  • Otolaryngology.
  • Plastic Surgery.
  • Urology.
  • Radiation Oncology.
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What is the richest type of doctor?

RELATED: The list of the top 10 highest physician salaries by specialty for 2019
  • Neurosurgery — $746,544.
  • Thoracic surgery — $668,350.
  • Orthopedic surgery — $605,330.
  • Plastic surgery — $539,208.
  • Oral and maxillofacial — $538,590.
  • Vascular surgery — $534,508.
  • Cardiology — $527,231.
  • Radiation oncology — $516,016.
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Who are the lowest paid doctors?

The 10 Lowest-Paid Specialties
  • Family Medicine $255,000.
  • Diabetes & Endocrinology $257,000.
  • Infectious Disease $260,000.
  • Internal Medicine $264,000.
  • Psychiatry $287,000.
  • Allergy & Immunology $298,000.
  • Rheumatology $289,000.
  • Neurology $301,000.
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What is the least intense residency?

If we are talking specifically about residency, the "least stressful" ones are generally non surgical specialties with fairly regular hours and no prelim medicine/surgery year. Psych and path would both fit that criteria.
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What doctors have the best lifestyle?

The ROAD specialties, standing for radiology, ophthalmology, anesthesiology, and dermatology have historically been the best for those optimizing for lifestyle.
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Which type of doctor is best for girl?

Top 7 Doctors A Woman Needs
  • General Physician. A general physician is a family doctor. ...
  • Obstetrician. Most gynaecologists are also obstetricians and can assist you during pregnancy. ...
  • Dermatologist. ...
  • Ophthalmologist. ...
  • Dentist.
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What is the hardest specialty to match into?

Based on our comprehensive analysis, the top most competitive specialties are as follows:
  • Neurosurgery.
  • ENT.
  • Orthopedic Surgery.
  • Interventional Radiology.
  • Radiation Oncology.
  • Vascular Surgery.
  • General Surgery.
  • Med/Peds.
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Do you get paid during residency?

Residents, believe it or not, actually get paid income and not just a small allowance. As a resident, your income tax will depend on how much salary you will receive.
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What's better MD or DO?

MDs generally focus on treating specific conditions with medication. DOs, on the other hand, tend to focus on whole-body healing, with or without traditional medication. They generally have a stronger holistic approach and have been trained with additional hours of hands-on techniques.
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Which residency has the best hours?

Respondents gave these specialties the highest average rating for work hours and schedule flexibility:
  • Physical medicine and rehabilitation.
  • Dermatology.
  • Radiation oncology.
  • Orthopedic surgery.
  • Emergency medicine.
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What is the least stressful type of doctor?

Here is our list of the top 10 happiest doctor specialties according to work-life balance:
  • Family Medicine.
  • Otolaryngology.
  • Dermatology.
  • Anesthesiology.
  • Ophthalmology.
  • Pediatrics.
  • Psychiatry.
  • Clinical Immunology/Allergy.
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Can you fail residency?

However, even after completing four years of medical school, graduates aren't guaranteed to be placed in a residency program. In fact, thousands of medical school graduates fail to match with a residency each year.
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What is the happiest medical specialty?

Per Medscape's report, the happiest specialties at work were dermatology at number one, ophthalmology at number two, allergy and immunology at number three, followed by a three way tie between orthopedic surgery, psychiatry, and pulmonary medicine.
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What is the easiest type of surgeon?

First, because general surgery is compensated less than other specialties, is the easiest surgical specialty to get into, and deals with a lot of more nausea-inducing pathologies, I've heard other medical students or doctors suggest that general surgery is for people who couldn't get into a more competitive and “better ...
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Is residency harder than medical school?

Clinical grades are usually based on a curve such that only a small percentage of the class can earn them, meaning you have to outshine your colleagues. In this regard, medical school is much more stressful than residency. In residency, the pressure to outperform your peers is an order of magnitude lower.
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