According to the National Resident Matching Program, 2015 marks a record-breaking year for fellowship appointments, notes a TexasMedicine report.
The National Resident Matching Program's Specialties Matching Service is the nation's largest fellowship match process, encompassing more than 3,600 programs across 56 specialties. More than 9,500 applicants participated in the fellowship match for a total of 8,500 positions.
Of the fellowship programs at allopathic medical schools offering at least 30 positions, these are the top five subspecialties:
• Gynecologic oncology — 92.2 percent
• Pediatric surgery — 89.6 percent
• Hand surgery — 89.3 percent
• Interventional radiology — 85.2 percent
• Neuro-radiology — 84.3 percent
(Note: Fellowship matches occur throughout the year and the data provided above are for matches conducted in 2014 and early 2015 for fellowship appointments beginning in July).