Between March 25 and June 11, Medscape surveyed 738 medical school students about their education experience. About 70% of students indicated a preferred specialty.
Here are their top choices:
Internal medicine — 14%
Family medicine — 10%
Emergency medicine — 8%
Psychiatry — 7%
Pediatrics — 7%
OB-GYN — 6%
Neurology/neurosurgery — 6%
Anesthesiology — 6%
Orthopedics/orthopedic surgery — 5%
Dermatology — 4%
General surgery — 4%
Radiology — 3%
Pathology — 2%
Cardiology — 2%
Oncology/hematology — 2%
Specialized surgery/transplant surgery — 2%
Ophthalmology — 2%
Physical medicine and rehabilitation — 2%
Otolaryngology — 1%
Urology — 1%
Gastroenterology — 1%
Plastic surgery — 1%
Critical care — 1%
Editor's note: Percentages may not total 100 due to rounding.