The most popular specialties for female physicians

Obstetrics and gynecology is the most popular specialty for female physicians, according to Medscape’s “Female Physician Compensation Report 2023.”

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The report was compiled from a survey of 10,011 respondents across more than 29 specialties.

Here are the most popular specialties among female physicians:

OB-GYN: 62%

Pediatrics: 59%

Diabetes and endocrinology: 54%

Family medicine: 49%

Infectious diseases: 45%

Psychiatry: 44%

Dermatology: 43%

Public health and preventive medicine: 42%

Rheumatology: 42%

Pathology: 41%

Internal medicine: 40%

Physical medicine and rehabilitation: 39%

Allergy and immunology: 36%

Ophthalmology: 34%

Nephrology: 34%

Critical care: 31%

Neurology: 30%

Gastroenterology: 27%

Oncology: 27%

Pulmonary medicine: 26%

Emergency medicine: 26%

Anesthesiology: 26%

Otolaryngology: 22%

General surgery: 22%

Radiology: 19%

Plastic surgery: 19%

Cardiology: 17%

Urology: 13%

Orthopedics: 10%

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