Table 1 Choice of medical and surgical specialties after medical school in France
Ranking | Specialty | Mean median rank | 2017 | 2018 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Median rank [IQR] | First | Last | Opened | Unfilled | Median rank [IQR] | First | Last | Opened | Unfilled | |||
1 | Infectious and tropical diseases | 526.5 | 402 [179–1146] | 1 | 3709 | 49 | 0 | 651 [154–1690] | 1 | 3209 | 51 | 0 |
2 | Ophtalmology | 603.75 | 578 [294–1028] | 3 | 2158 | 129 | 0 | 629 [275–1027] | 18 | 1830 | 150 | 0 |
3 | Plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgery | 723 | 675 [411–929] | 29 | 1553 | 27 | 0 | 771 [440–1390] | 80 | 2177 | 29 | 0 |
4 | Nephrology | 734.25 | 748 [297–1622] | 15 | 4395 | 76 | 0 | 720 [258–2087] | 10 | 3791 | 80 | 0 |
5 | Cardiovascular medicine | 839.75 | 795 [364–1532] | 4 | 2887 | 170 | 0 | 884 [407–1637] | 23 | 2678 | 181 | 0 |
6 | Dermatology-Venereology | 1096 | 1091 [487–1556] | 33 | 2247 | 90 | 0 | 1101 [482–1459] | 11 | 2448 | 95 | 0 |
7 | Radiology and medical imaging | 1229 | 1192 [690–1818] | 8 | 2536 | 245 | 0 | 1266 [667–1923] | 3 | 3076 | 254 | 0 |
8 | Hematology | 1444 | 1461 [483–4228] | 22 | 5628 | 44 | 0 | 1427 [539–3546] | 86 | 5790 | 44 | 0 |
9 | Oncology | 1499.5 | 1479 [870–2461] | 39 | 4146 | 117 | 0 | 1520 [736–2526] | 12 | 3935 | 120 | 0 |
10 | Otorhinolaryngology - Craniofacial surgery | 1501 | 1339 [929–2055] | 174 | 3147 | 76 | 0 | 1663 [999–2344] | 56 | 3254 | 81 | 0 |
11 | Neurology | 1645 | 1374 [636–2322] | 16 | 3643 | 121 | 0 | 1916 [723–2981] | 5 | 4280 | 127 | 0 |
12 | Neurosurgery | 1670.5 | 1204 [538–2246] | 190 | 3986 | 21 | 0 | 2137 [1039–3724] | 228 | 5595 | 25 | 0 |
13 | Maxillofacial surgery | 1780.75 | 2002 [946–2445] | 140 | 2870 | 24 | 0 | 1559 [1133–2043] | 311 | 3250 | 27 | 0 |
14 | Intensive care medicine | 1811.75 | 1366 [615–2648] | 107 | 4271 | 64 | 0 | 2257 [832–4177] | 49 | 5318 | 72 | 0 |
15 | Hepato-Gastroenterology | 1883.75 | 1720 [771–2697] | 71 | 3971 | 122 | 0 | 2047 [937–2779] | 6 | 4332 | 128 | 0 |
16 | Internal medicine and clinical immunology | 1898.5 | 1831 [477–4135] | 2 | 5693 | 113 | 0 | 1966 [652–4059] | 7 | 6801 | 123 | 0 |
17 | Orthopedic and trauma surgery | 1913.5 | 1977 [1366–2783] | 170 | 3467 | 116 | 0 | 1850 [1157–2712] | 2 | 3887 | 121 | 0 |
18 | Urology | 1997.25 | 2075 [1124–3129] | 224 | 3888 | 61 | 0 | 1919 [906–2966] | 44 | 4088 | 62 | 0 |
19 | Rheumatology | 2081.5 | 1916 [1298–2730] | 63 | 4290 | 83 | 0 | 2247 [1524–3171] | 94 | 4159 | 86 | 0 |
20 | Anaesthesiology and intensive care | 2103.5 | 2165 [1162–2972] | 24 | 4083 | 445 | 0 | 2042 [1081–2963] | 25 | 4079 | 465 | 0 |
21 | Nuclear medicine | 2311 | 2080 [1635–2746] | 314 | 3122 | 31 | 0 | 2542 [1808–3181] | 268 | 3797 | 33 | 0 |
22 | Pulmonology | 2614 | 2346 [1400–3531] | 129 | 4624 | 116 | 0 | 2882 [2011–3788] | 8 | 4557 | 121 | 0 |
23 | Obstetrics and gynecology | 2757 | 2614 [1849–3474] | 204 | 4538 | 197 | 0 | 2900 [2039–3747] | 61 | 4843 | 204 | 0 |
24 | Oral surgery | 2808.5 | 2613 [1986–3013] | 1520 | 3191 | 12 | 0 | 3003 [2115–3258] | 1989 | 4127 | 12 | 0 |
25 | Pediatrics | 3150.25 | 2950 [1776–3915] | 83 | 5129 | 316 | 0 | 3350 [1897–4401] | 96 | 6141 | 330 | 0 |
26 | Gynecology | 3157.25 | 2985 [2271–3658] | 564 | 4600 | 64 | 0 | 3329 [2390–4279] | 347 | 5331 | 81 | 0 |
27 | Pediatric surgery | 3184.75 | 3157 [2574–3606] | 701 | 4103 | 24 | 0 | 3212 [1926–3863] | 918 | 5169 | 22 | 0 |
28 | Pathology | 3330 | 2611 [1212–3350] | 31 | 4199 | 56 | 0 | 4049 [2461–4970] | 582 | 5611 | 60 | 0 |
29 | Gastro-enterologic surgery | 3398.5 | 3265 [2423–3755] | 121 | 4509 | 77 | 0 | 3532 [2462–4368] | 441 | 5247 | 80 | 0 |
30 | Vascular medicine | 3678.75 | 3657 [3116–4115] | 735 | 4635 | 44 | 0 | 3700 [3122–4134] | 559 | 4633 | 46 | 0 |
31 | Thoracic and cardiovascular surgery | 3761 | 3804 [2761–4148] | 807 | 4510 | 25 | 0 | 3718 [2482–5094] | 217 | 5624 | 24 | 0 |
32 | Vascular surgery | 3765 | 3615 [2740–3942] | 640 | 4439 | 29 | 0 | 3915 [3172–4167] | 1980 | 4505 | 28 | 0 |
33 | Endocrinology. diabetes and nutrition | 4120.5 | 4061 [2068–4685] | 166 | 5752 | 80 | 0 | 4180 [3128–5380] | 375 | 6667 | 82 | 0 |
34 | Physical medicine and rehabilitation | 4236.75 | 4128 [2695–4968] | 569 | 5926 | 94 | 0 | 4345 [3267–5068] | 73 | 7068 | 99 | 0 |
35 | Allergology | 4736.5 | 4478 [3614–5277] | 2055 | 6399 | 27 | 0 | 4995 [3949–5602] | 2367 | 6682 | 28 | 0 |
36 | Medical genetics | 5354.75 | 3717 [2120–4737] | 582 | 5801 | 20 | 0 | 6992 [3750–7690] | 57 | 8470 | 20 | 0 |
37 | Emergency medicine | 5662.75 | 5454 [4374–6677] | 331 | 8285 | 460 | 0 | 5871 [4631–7120] | 1103 | 8693 | 469 | 21 |
38 | Legal medicine and medical jurisprudence | 5795.75 | 5768 [4936–6665] | 1187 | 7441 | 26 | 0 | 5823 [4976–6368] | 1500 | 7618 | 27 | 0 |
39 | General medicine | 5846 | 5812 [4346–6969] | 50 | 8372 | 3132 | 187 | 5880 [4401–7140] | 62 | 8706 | 3268 | 163 |
40 | Psychiatry | 6024.5 | 5773 [4250–7217] | 84 | 8344 | 494 | 8 | 6276 [4504–7584] | 495 | 8685 | 528 | 18 |
41 | Geriatrics | 6128 | 6164 [4714–7550] | 275 | 8371 | 200 | 29 | 6092 [3984–7345] | 72 | 8684 | 199 | 36 |
42 | Public Health | 6681.5 | 6256 [4055–7589] | 390 | 8211 | 84 | 5 | 7107 [6325–8179] | 1063 | 8674 | 90 | 21 |
43 | Clinical biology | 6860.25 | 6212 [5081–7556] | 244 | 8363 | 110 | 0 | 7508 [6356–8065] | 1366 | 8695 | 111 | 20 |
44 | Occupational medicine | 7698.5 | 7572 [6264–8037] | 1012 | 8370 | 137 | 48 | 7825 [6903–8282] | 3012 | 8699 | 129 | 48 |