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Choosing a Medical Specialty: The AMA’s Resource Guide for Medical Students 4th Edition • Designed to simplify medical students’ use of resources in choosing a specialty • Highlights the major specialties and subspecialties • Includes Match data and career information statistics SPECIALTY

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  • Choosing a Medical Specialty: The AMAs Resource Guide for Medical Students 4th Edition

    Designed to simplify medical students use of resources in choosing a specialty

    Highlights the major specialties and subspecialties

    Includes Match data and career information statistics

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  • The practice of medicine is an art, not a trade; a calling, not a business; a calling in which your heart will

    be exercised equally with your head. Sir William Osler, MD

    Choosing a Medical Specialty: The AMAs Resource Guide for Medical Students 4th Edition

    Designed to simplify medical students use of resources in choosing a specialty

    Highlights the major specialties and subspecialties

    Includes Match data and career information statistics

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    What is FREIDA Online, and How Can I Use It? 1 General Residency Application Key Dates 2 Residency Length of Training 4 Allergy and Immunology 9 Anesthesiology 12 Dermatology 15 Emergency Medicine 18 Family Medicine 21 Hospice and Palliative Medicine 23 Internal Medicine 26 Cardiovascular Disease 28 Critical Care Medicine 31 Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 33 Gastroenterology 35 Geriatric Medicine 37 Hematology 39 Infectious Diseases 42 Interventional Cardiology 45 Nephrology 47 Oncology 48 Pulmonary Disease 51 Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine 53 Rheumatology 55 Medical Genetics 58 Neurology 61 Nuclear Medicine 64 Obstetrics and Gynecology 66 Ophthalmology 69

    Orthopaedic Surgery 71 Orthopaedic Sports Medicine 73 Otolaryngology 75 Pain Medicine 77 Pathology 79 Cytopathology 82 Pediatrics 84 Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 87 Plastic Surgery 90 Preventive Medicine 93 Occupational Medicine 95 General Preventive Medicine and Public Health 96 Psychiatry 98 Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 100 Radiation Oncology 103 RadiologyDiagnostic 106 Sleep Medicine 109 SurgeryGeneral 111 Colon and Rectal Surgery 113 Neurological Surgery 115 Pediatric Surgery 118 Thoracic Surgery 119 Vascular Surgery 122 Urology 126 Professional Association Contact Information 129 Glossary of Terms 134

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    Career Information (continued)

    Specialty Training Statistics

    ResidentsTotal number of active residents/fellows 5,668Average number of residents/fellows 42.6Average percent female 35.5Average percent international medical graduates 14.3

    Average percent DOs 10.8FacultyAverage number of full-time physician faculty 52.7Average number of part-time physician faculty 4.7Average percent female full-time physician faculty 29.6Average ratio of full-time physician faculty to resident/fellow 1.3Resident Work Hours (program year 1)Average hours on duty per week 61.2Average maximum consecutive hours on duty 19.6Average days off duty per week 1.5Work Environment and Compensation (program year 1)Average percent of training in hospital outpatient clinics 10Average percent of training in non-hospital ambulatory care community settings 5Average resident/fellow compensation $51,069Average number weeks of vacation 3.4

    Practicing Physician Career Data

    Total physicians 42,567Patient care 41,437Office based 30,365Residents 5,336Hospital staff 5,736Administration 266Medical teaching 604Research 192Other 68

    Graduates Career Plans

    Year completed training 2013Number completed training 1,567 With known plans 1,441 Pursuing more training 732 Practicing in the US 494 Group practice 329 In same specialty 429 In same state as program 187 In NHSC or similar underserved area 3Academician 188 Full-time 171Military 22Nonclinical research 1Nonmedical career/left country 2Unemployed 2

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    Dermatology

    Professional DescriptionDescription from ABMS Guide to Medical Specialties

    Dermatologists diagnose and treat all aspects of healthy and diseased skin, hair, nails and mucous membranes in adults and children including conditions such as all types of skin cancer, moles, dermatitis, acne, hair loss, scars, sexually transmitted diseases and the skin changes associated with aging.

    Patients seeking a dermatologist may come directly or may be referred by another physician. A certified specialist in dermatology may subspecialize and become certified in the subspecialty of micrographic surgery and dertmatologic oncology, dermatopathology or pediatric dermatology.

    OverviewProvided by American Academy of Dermatology

    Dermatology is a diverse specialty that combines medical, surgical and research skills with the curiosity and visual acumen of a detective.

    Dermatologists eyes are uniquely trained to diagnose and treat thousands of conditions that affect the skin, and they help improve the quality of life and save the lives of patients from birth to old age. Dermatologists have expertise in the diagnosis and treatment of benign and malignant disorders of the skin, adjacent mucous membranes (mouth and external genitalia), hair and nails. Dermatologists have extensive training and experience in the diagnosis and treatment of skin cancers, moles and other tumors of the skin; acne, eczema, psoriasis, rosacea, contact dermatitis, and other allergic and nonallergic inflammatory skin disorders; and a number of sexually transmitted infections. They also have extensive training and experience in dermatopathology, dermatologic surgery techniques, and the recognition of the skin manifestations of systemic (including internal malignancy) and infectious diseases. In addition, dermatologists have expertise in the management of cosmetic issues.1

    Many dermatologists see patients (either directly or through physician referrals) who have all types of

    skin concerns ranging from mild to debilitating to life-threatening. Dermatologists practice in private office, group, and academic clinical settings, and many dermatologists are involved in research and education. In general, a work-life balance is possible.

    Dermatologists perform many specialized diagnostic procedures, including microscopic examination of skin biopsy specimens, dermoscopy, cytological smears, patch tests, photo tests, potassium hydroxide (KOH) preparations, fungal cultures, and other microbiologic examination of skin scrapings and secretions. Treatment methods used by dermatologists include externally applied, injected and internal medications; selected X-ray and ultraviolet light therapy; and a range of dermatologic surgical procedures. The training and experience of dermatologists in dermatologic surgery include electrosurgery, cryosurgery with the use of freezing surgical units, laser surgery, nail surgery, biopsy techniques, Mohs micrographic surgery, and excisional surgery with appropriate closures, including flaps and grafts. Some of the techniques used by dermatologists for the correction of cosmetic concerns are tumescent liposuction, fillers and toxins, dermabrasion, chemical face peels, hair transplants, injections of materials into the skin for scar revision, sclerosis of veins, and laser surgery of vascular skin lesions.

    Pediatric dermatologists have additional training and expertise in the evaluation and management of skin diseases that occur more commonly or exclusively in children (e.g., all types of birthmarks, neonatal dermatology, genodermatoses, pediatric infections or inflammatory processes, and pediatric skin diseases with complex medical conditions requiring coordinated multispecialty care).

    Dermatopathologists are experts in the microscopic diagnosis of diseases of the skin, including infectious, immunologic, degenerative and neoplastic diseases, through examination and interpretation of specially prepared tissue sections, cellular scrapings and smears of skin lesions by means of light microscopy, electron microscopy and fluorescence microscopy.

    To become board-certified in dermatology, physicians must fulfill the requirements of the American Board of Dermatology (ABD) or the

    1 American Board of Medical Specialties. Guide to Physician Specialties. Evanston, IL: American Board of Medical Specialties; 2008.

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