Competition ratios for the 2016 recruitment round for ST3 and ST4

ST3

2016 ST3 Competition ratios (Applicants per post) - Medical Specialties
Specialty Applications received Posts available Applicants per post
Specialty Acute Internal Medicine Applications received 239 Posts available 118 Applicants per post 2.03
Specialty Allergy Applications received 7 Posts available 1 Applicants per post 7.00
Specialty Audiovestibular Medicine Applications received 10 Posts available 2 Applicants per post 5.00
Specialty Cardiology Applications received 350 Posts available 150 Applicants per post 2.33
Specialty Clinical Genetics Applications received 30 Posts available 10 Applicants per post 3.00
Specialty Clinical Neurophysiology Applications received 22 Posts available 7 Applicants per post 3.14
Specialty Clinical Oncology Applications received 116 Posts available 71 Applicants per post 1.63
Specialty Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics Applications received 10 Posts available 9 Applicants per post 1.11
Specialty Combined Infection Training Applications received 100 Posts available 56 Applicants per post 1.79
Specialty Dermatology Applications received 178 Posts available 39 Applicants per post 4.56
Specialty Endocrinology and Diabetes Mellitus Applications received 153 Posts available 78 Applicants per post 1.96
Specialty Gastroenterology Applications received 249 Posts available 92 Applicants per post 2.71
Specialty Genitourinary Medicine Applications received 34 Posts available 35 Applicants per post 0.97
Specialty Geriatric Medicine Applications received 264 Posts available 144 Applicants per post 1.83
Specialty Haematology Applications received 129 Posts available 89 Applicants per post 1.45
Specialty Immunology Applications received 21 Posts available 8 Applicants per post 2.63
Specialty Medical Oncology Applications received 122 Posts available 55 Applicants per post 2.22
Specialty Medical Ophthalmology Applications received 9 Posts available 1 Applicants per post 9.00
Specialty Neurology Applications received 184 Posts available 46 Applicants per post 4.00
Specialty Nuclear Medicine Applications received 16 Posts available 7 Applicants per post 2.29
Specialty Palliative Medicine Applications received 126 Posts available 40 Applicants per post 3.15
Specialty Rehabilitation Medicine Applications received 30 Posts available 19 Applicants per post 1.58
Specialty Renal Medicine Applications received 119 Posts available 87 Applicants per post 1.37
Specialty Respiratory Medicine Applications received 233 Posts available 112 Applicants per post 2.08
Specialty Rheumatology Applications received 127 Posts available 38 Applicants per post 3.34
Specialty Sport and Exercise Medicine Applications received 26 Posts available 9 Applicants per post 2.89

Applications and posts are for the first advertisement only and do not include any readvertisements.

2016 ST3 Competition ratios (Applicants per post) - Surgical Specialties
Specialty Applications received Posts available Applicants per post
Specialty Cardiothoracic Surgery Applications received 54 Posts available 8 Applicants per post 6.75
Specialty General Surgery Applications received 365 Posts available 217 Applicants per post 1.68
Specialty Neurosurgery Applications received 22 Posts available 6 Applicants per post 3.67
Specialty Ophthalmology Applications received 43 Posts available 14 Applicants per post 3.07
Specialty Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Applications received 21 Posts available 16 Applicants per post 1.31
Specialty Otolaryngology Applications received 103 Posts available 63 Applicants per post 1.63
Specialty Paediatric Surgery Applications received 53 Posts available 13 Applicants per post 4.08
Specialty Plastic Surgery Applications received 103 Posts available 37 Applicants per post 2.78
Specialty Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery Applications received 370 Posts available 138 Applicants per post 2.68
Specialty Urology Applications received 151 Posts available 70 Applicants per post 2.16

Applications and posts are for the first advertisement only and do not include any readvertisements.

2016 Number of applicants applying to only one specialty - ST3 Medical Specialties
Specialty Only applying to one specialty Total number of applications Percentage %
Specialty Acute Internal Medicine Only applying to one specialty 47 Total number of applications 239 Percentage % 19.67
Specialty Allergy Only applying to one specialty 1 Total number of applications 7 Percentage % 14.29
Specialty Audiovestibular Medicine Only applying to one specialty 8 Total number of applications 10 Percentage % 80.00
Specialty Cardiology Only applying to one specialty 207 Total number of applications 350 Percentage % 59.14
Specialty Clinical Genetics Only applying to one specialty 16 Total number of applications 30 Percentage % 53.33
Specialty Clinical Neurophysiology Only applying to one specialty 7 Total number of applications 22 Percentage % 31.82
Specialty Clinical Oncology Only applying to one specialty 45 Total number of applications 116 Percentage % 38.79
Specialty Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics Only applying to one specialty 1 Total number of applications 10 Percentage % 10.00
Specialty Combined Infection Training Only applying to one specialty 60 Total number of applications 100 Percentage % 60.00
Specialty Dermatology Only applying to one specialty 110 Total number of applications 178 Percentage % 61.80
Specialty Endocrinology and Diabetes Mellitus Only applying to one specialty 47 Total number of applications 153 Percentage % 30.72
Specialty Gastroenterology Only applying to one specialty 139 Total number of applications 249 Percentage % 55.82
Specialty Genitourinary Medicine Only applying to one specialty 16 Total number of applications 34 Percentage % 47.06
Specialty Geriatric Medicine Only applying to one specialty 145 Total number of applications 264 Percentage % 54.92
Specialty Haematology Only applying to one specialty 81 Total number of applications 129 Percentage % 62.79
Specialty Immunology Only applying to one specialty 7 Total number of applications 21 Percentage % 33.33
Specialty Medical Oncology Only applying to one specialty 42 Total number of applications 122 Percentage % 34.42
Specialty Medical Ophthalmology Only applying to one specialty 3 Total number of applications 9 Percentage % 33.33
Specialty Neurology Only applying to one specialty 55 Total number of applications 184 Percentage % 29.89
Specialty Nuclear Medicine Only applying to one specialty 2 Total number of applications 16 Percentage % 12.50
Specialty Palliative Medicine Only applying to one specialty 86 Total number of applications 126 Percentage % 68.25
Specialty Rehabilitation Medicine Only applying to one specialty 11 Total number of applications 30 Percentage % 36.67
Specialty Renal Medicine Only applying to one specialty 60 Total number of applications 119 Percentage % 50.42
Specialty Respiratory Medicine Only applying to one specialty 94 Total number of applications 233 Percentage % 40.34
Specialty Rheumatology Only applying to one specialty 42 Total number of applications 127 Percentage % 33.07
Specialty Sport and Exercise Medicine Only applying to one specialty 21 Total number of applications 26 Percentage % 80.77
2016 Number of applicants applying to only one specialty - ST3 Surgical Specialties
Specialty Only applying to one specialty Total number of applications Percentage %
Specialty Cardiothoracic Surgery Only applying to one specialty 54 Total number of applications 54 Percentage % 100.00
Specialty General Surgery Only applying to one specialty 336 Total number of applications 365 Percentage % 92.05
Specialty Neurosurgery Only applying to one specialty 22 Total number of applications 22 Percentage % 100.00
Specialty Ophthalmology Only applying to one specialty 42 Total number of applications 43 Percentage % 97.67
Specialty Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Only applying to one specialty 21 Total number of applications 21 Percentage % 100.00
Specialty Otolaryngology Only applying to one specialty 100 Total number of applications 103 Percentage % 97.09
Specialty Paediatric Surgery Only applying to one specialty 46 Total number of applications 53 Percentage % 86.79
Specialty Plastic Surgery Only applying to one specialty 98 Total number of applications 103 Percentage % 95.14
Specialty Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery Only applying to one specialty 300 Total number of applications 370 Percentage % 81.08
Specialty Urology Only applying to one specialty 141 Total number of applications 151 Percentage % 93.38

ST4

2016 ST4 Competition ratios (Applicants per post) - Psychiatry Specialties
Specialty Applications received Posts available Applicants per post
Specialty Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Applications received 75 Posts available 69 Applicants per post 1.09
Specialty Forensic Psychiatry Applications received 50 Posts available 26 Applicants per post 1.92
Specialty Forensic and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Applications received 3 Posts available 2 Applicants per post 1.50
Specialty Forensic Psychiatry and Medical Psychotherapy Applications received 3 Posts available 2 Applicants per post 1.50
Specialty General Psychiatry Applications received 227 Posts available 174 Applicants per post 1.30
Specialty General Psychiatry and Medical Psychotherapy Applications received 35 Posts available 10 Applicants per post 3.50
Specialty General and Old Age Psychiatry Applications received 84 Posts available 53 Applicants per post 1.58
Specialty Medical Psychotherapy Applications received 4 Posts available 1 Applicants per post 4.00
Specialty Old Age Psychiatry Applications received 60 Posts available 67 Applicants per post 0.90
Specialty Psychiatry of Learning Disability Applications received 29 Posts available 38 Applicants per post 0.76
Specialty Psychiatry of Learning Disability and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Applications received 3 Posts available 4 Applicants per post 0.75
2016 Number of applicants applying to only one specialty - ST4 Psychiatry Specialties
Specialty Only applying to one specialty Total number of applications Percentage %
Specialty Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Only applying to one specialty 35 Total number of applications 75 Percentage % 46.47
Specialty Forensic Psychiatry Only applying to one specialty 11 Total number of applications 50 Percentage % 22.00
Specialty Forensic and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Only applying to one specialty 0 Total number of applications 3 Percentage % 0.00
Specialty Forensic Psychiatry and Medical Psychotherapy Only applying to one specialty 1 Total number of applications 3 Percentage % 33.33
Specialty General Psychiatry Only applying to one specialty 81 Total number of applications 227 Percentage % 35.68
Specialty General Psychiatry and Medical Psychotherapy Only applying to one specialty 1 Total number of applications 35 Percentage % 2.86
Specialty General and Old Age Psychiatry Only applying to one specialty 7 Total number of applications 84 Percentage % 8.33
Specialty Medical Psychotherapy Only applying to one specialty 1 Total number of applications 4 Percentage % 25.00
Specialty Old Age Psychiatry Only applying to one specialty 11 Total number of applications 60 Percentage % 18.33
Specialty Psychiatry of Learning Disability Only applying to one specialty 10 Total number of applications 29 Percentage % 34.48
Specialty Psychiatry of Learning Disability and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Only applying to one specialty 1 Total number of applications 3 Percentage % 33.33

ST3 and ST4

2016 ST3 and ST4 Competition ratios (Applicants per post) - Other Specialties
Specialty Applications received Posts available Applicants per post
Specialty Anaesthetics ST3 Applications received 482 Posts available 374 Applicants per post 1.29
Specialty Diagnostic Neuropathology ST3 Applications received 6 Posts available 3 Applicants per post 2.00
Specialty Emergency Medicine ST3 Applications received 116 Posts available 49 Applicants per post 2.37
Specialty Emergency Medicine ST4 Applications received 90 Posts available 118 Applicants per post 0.76
Specialty Intensive Care Medicine ST3 Applications received 255 Posts available 160 Applicants per post 1.59
Specialty Occupational Medicine ST3 Applications received 16 Posts available 5 Applicants per post 3.20
Specialty Paediatric and Perinatal Pathology ST3 Applications received 8 Posts available 11 Applicants per post 0.73
Specialty Paediatric Cardiology ST4 Applications received 29 Posts available 9 Applicants per post 3.22
Specialty Paediatrics ST3 Applications received 38 Posts available 17 Applicants per post 2.24
Specialty Paediatrics ST4 Applications received 102 Posts available 87 Applicants per post 1.17
Specialty Public Health ST3 Applications received 9 Posts available 3 Applicants per post 3.00

Applications and posts are for the first advertisement only and do not include any readvertisements.

2016 Number of applicants applying to only one specialty - ST3 / ST4 Other Specialties
Specialty Only applying to one specialty Total number of applications Percentage %
Specialty Anaesthetics ST3 Only applying to one specialty 417 Total number of applications 482 Percentage % 86.51
Specialty Diagnostic Neuropathology ST3 Only applying to one specialty 5 Total number of applications 6 Percentage % 83.33
Specialty Emergency Medicine ST3 Only applying to one specialty 97 Total number of applications 116 Percentage % 83.62
Specialty Emergency Medicine ST4 Only applying to one specialty 78 Total number of applications 90 Percentage % 86.67
Specialty Intensive Care Medicine ST3 Only applying to one specialty 156 Total number of applications 255 Percentage % 61.18
Specialty Occupational Medicine ST3 Only applying to one specialty 12 Total number of applications 16 Percentage % 75.00
Specialty Paediatric and Perinatal Pathology ST3 Only applying to one specialty 7 Total number of applications 8 Percentage % 87.50
Specialty Paediatric Cardiology ST4 Only applying to one specialty 23 Total number of applications 29 Percentage % 79.31
Specialty Paediatrics ST3 Only applying to one specialty 37 Total number of applications 38 Percentage % 97.37
Specialty Paediatrics ST4 Only applying to one specialty 96 Total number of applications 102 Percentage % 94.12
Specialty Public Health ST3 Only applying to one specialty 9 Total number of applications 9 Percentage % 100.00
2016 ST3 / ST4 Round 2 Applicants and applications
Number of applications submitted Percentage of applicants %
Number of applications submitted 1 Percentage of applicants % 78.48
Number of applications submitted 2 Percentage of applicants % 16.22
Number of applications submitted 3 Percentage of applicants % 2.95
Number of applications submitted 4 Percentage of applicants % 1.25
Number of applications submitted 5 Percentage of applicants % 0.41
Number of applications submitted 6 Percentage of applicants % 0.30
Number of applications submitted 7 Percentage of applicants % 0.19
Number of applications submitted 8 Percentage of applicants % 0.09
Number of applications submitted 9 Percentage of applicants % 0.02
Number of applications submitted 10 Percentage of applicants % 0.02
Number of applications submitted 11 Percentage of applicants % 0.05
Number of applications submitted 13 Percentage of applicants % 0.02
  1. 4401 applicants made 5802 applications.
  2. 78.48% of applicants applied to only one specialty.

Page last reviewed: 26 August 2022