Table 2: Residency choices of Canadian MD/PhD program graduates
SpecialtyNo. (%) of respondents
n = 132*
Internal medicine31 (23.5)
Pediatrics10 (7.8)
Anatomic pathology9 (6.8)
Diagnostic radiology9 (6.8)
Neurology8 (6.1)
Anesthesiology7 (5.3)
Dermatology6 (4.5)
Neurosurgery6 (4.5)
Ophthalmology6 (4.5)
Psychiatry6 (4.5)
General surgery4 (3.0)
Obstetrics and gynecology4 (3.0)
Hematological pathology3 (2.3)
Radiation oncology3 (2.3)
Emergency medicine2 (1.5)
Medical genetics2 (1.5)
Medical microbiology2 (1.5)
Neuropathology2 (1.5)
Otolaryngology - head and neck surgery2 (1.5)
Plastic surgery2 (1.5)
Other8 (6.1)

*Seven respondents did not provide information about specialty.