Family medicine is the most common and in-demand medical specialty for physicians, according to a study from Doximity, a social network for clinicians.
For the study, researchers examined data on 15 medical specialties based on about 8,000 open physician jobs posted on Doximity in 2017 and 2018.
Here are the most common specialties, ranked from most in-demand to least in-demand, according to the study.
1. Family medicine
2. Internal medicine
3 Emergency medicine
4. Psychiatry
5. Obstetrics and gynecology
6. Neurology
7. Radiology
8. Gastroenterology
9. Geriatrics
10. Pediatrics
11. Anesthesiology
12. Urology
13. General surgery
14. Orthopedic surgery
15. Pulmonology
Additional information on the study can be accessed here.
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