These resources can help guide you through the process of making a sound specialty decision based on your personal skills and apptitudes, personality and life goals, among other factors.
Note: you must log in to use the resources. Careers in Medicine is a program of the AAMC. It is a career planning program designed to help you choose a medical specialty and select and apply to a residency program. View all specialties
The Pathway Evaluation Program for Medical Professionals is a career-planning program designed to help medical students make informed specialty decisions. To this end, the Specialty Profiles included in this program were revised in 2003 to provide students with current information about 42 specialties. Information is based on aggregate data compiled from surveys completed by 2,407 practicing physicians.
A report by the AAMC Center for Workforce Studies projects future supply and demand for physicians and concludes that a national shortage is likely driven by such factors as U.S. population growth, aging population and doctors, and increased physician visits, the demand for doctors will outstrip the supply through at least 2025. (PDF, 94 Pages - 741.2 KB)