The American Medical Association (AMA) shared its seven most competitive medical specialties of 2018, and the list included integrated interventional radiology.
“The National Resident Matching Program considers the most competitive specialties those that match with the highest percentage of U.S. medical school graduates,” read a post written AMA staff writer Brendan Murphy. “In 2018, seven specialties with at least 25 positions offered were filled with at least 85 percent U.S. medical school graduates.”
The total number of 2018 national medical school applicants for integrated interventional radiology was 217 students, though only 35 students matched. The statement noted the percentage of medical school seniors filling the positions was more than 97 percent.
“While 91.8 percent of US seniors matched to their preferred specialty, interventional radiology had the lowest rate of students—58.3 percent—who matched to it even though it was their preferred specialty,” Murphy wrote.
Other specialties in the list included: orthopedic surgery, integrated plastic surgery, neurological surgery, otolaryngology, dermatology and thoracic surgery.
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