10 specialties with the fewest board-certified physicians

As of 2022, a record 978,425 physicians nationwide are now certified by the American Board of Medical Specialties, the board’s annual report found.

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ABMS member boards certify in 40 specialties and 89 subspecialties. 

Here are the 10 medical specialties with the fewest board-certified members:

  1. Colon and rectal surgery: 2,627
  2. Medical genetics and genomics: 2,632
  3. Nuclear medicine: 4,341
  4. Thoracic surgery: 5,824
  5. Allergy and immunology: 6,078
  6. Neurological surgery: 6,384
  7. Plastic surgery: 8,642
  8. Physical medicine and rehabilitation: 12,277
  9. Urology: 13,519
  10. Preventive medicine: 14,456

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