1.Family Medicine
Score: 30
This probably doesn’t come as a surprise to those with some knowledge of the matter. Family medicine has always been near the bottom when it comes to residency competitiveness and it comes dead last on our list of 10 least competitive medical specialties in America. The annual salary of around $227,541 is mediocre in terms of medical average, but USMLE Step scores are even worse. Step 1 score of only 218 is particularly bad, and 234 points in Step 2 tests aren’t exactly flying colors as well. Average of only 226 speaks for itself, but that’s not the worst. US senior applicant rarely decides to get into family medicine residency as there are 2.13 positions open per one of them.
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