Specialty choice in UK junior doctors: Is psychiatry the least popular specialty for UK and international medical graduates?

Table 1 Filled and vacant places for advertised jobs in specialty groups in order of total number of places advertised*

Specialty Group	Filled	Remained Vacant	Total places advertised (% filled)²	% of Total
Medicine	2,308	378	2,686 (86%)	26%
General Practice	2,417	0	2,384 (101%)	23%
A & E	1,099	303	1,402 (78%)	14%
Surgery	1,122	167	1,289 (87%)	13%
Psychiatry	862	82	944 (91%)	9%
Paediatrics	710	74	784 (91%)	8%
Obst & Gynae	290	73	363 (80%)	4%
Radiology	175	1	176 (99%)	2%
Lab. Medicine	113	24	137 (82%)	1%
Public Health	76	2	78 (97%)	1%
Total	9,172	1,071	10,243 (90%)	100%

* MMC 2008 Specialty Training Recruitment Monitoring as recorded on 29^th October 2008
² Percentage of advertised places that were filled (if >100%, more candidates were appointed than places advertised)
A&E = Accident and Emergency, incl. Anaesthetics; Lab. Medicine = Laboratory Medicine incl. Neurophysiology; Obst & Gynae = Obstetrics & Gynaecology

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