Competition ratios for 2019

Competition ratios for the 2019 recruitment round

Competition ratios
Specialty Applications Posts Competition ratio
Specialty Acute Care Common Stem (ACCS) Acute Medicine / Core Medical Training CT1 Applications 2229 Posts 1563 Competition ratio 1.43
Specialty ACCS Anaesthetics / Core Anaesthetics CT1 Applications 1333 Posts 568 Competition ratio 2.35
Specialty ACCS Emergency Medicine ST1/CT1 Applications 777 Posts 363 Competition ratio 2.14
Specialty Acute Internal Medicine ST3 Applications 322 Posts 110 Competition ratio 2.93
Specialty Allergy ST3 Applications 10 Posts 2 Competition ratio 5.00
Specialty Anaesthetics ST3 Applications 575 Posts 377 Competition ratio 1.53
Specialty Audiovestibular Medicine ST3 Applications 7 Posts 5 Competition ratio 1.40
Specialty Cardiology ST3 Applications 426 Posts 127 Competition ratio 3.35
Specialty Cardiothoracic Surgery ST1 Applications 101 Posts 12 Competition ratio 8.42
Specialty Cardiothoracic Surgery ST4 Applications 35 Posts 7 Competition ratio 5.00
Specialty Child and Adolescent Psychiatry ST1 Applications 120 Posts 14 Competition ratio 8.57
Specialty Child and Adolescent Psychiatry ST4 Applications 70 Posts 73 Competition ratio 0.96
Specialty Clinical Genetics ST3 Applications 27 Posts 14 Competition ratio 1.93
Specialty Clinical Neurophysiology ST3 Applications 23 Posts 7 Competition ratio 3.29
Specialty Clinical Oncology ST3 Applications 135 Posts 54 Competition ratio 2.50
Specialty Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics ST3 Applications 14 Posts 12 Competition ratio 1.17
Specialty Clinical Radiology ST1 Applications 1095 Posts 302 Competition ratio 3.63
Specialty Combined Infection Training ST3 Applications 144 Posts 65 Competition ratio 2.22
Specialty Community Sexual and Reproductive Health ST1 Applications 83 Posts 7 Competition ratio 11.86
Specialty Core Psychiatry Training CT1 Applications 814 Posts 473 Competition ratio 1.72
Specialty Core Surgical Training CT1 Applications 1896 Posts 648 Competition ratio 2.93
Specialty Dermatology ST3 Applications 132 Posts 39 Competition ratio 3.38
Specialty Diagnostic Neuropathology ST3 Applications 5 Posts 3 Competition ratio 1.67
Specialty Emergency Medicine ST3 Applications 88 Posts 60 Competition ratio 5.08
Specialty Emergency Medicine ST4 Applications 81 Posts 57 Competition ratio 1.47
Specialty Endocrinology and Diabetes Mellitus ST3 Applications 234 Posts 120 Competition ratio 1.95
Specialty Forensic Psychiatry ST4 Applications 35 Posts 31 Competition ratio 1.13
Specialty Forensic Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry ST4 Applications 4 Posts 3 Competition ratio 1.33
Specialty Gastroenterology ST3 Applications 273 Posts 92 Competition ratio 2.97
Specialty General and Vascular Surgery ST3 Applications 428 Posts 198 Competition ratio 2.16
Specialty General Practice ST1 Applications 5166 Posts 3861 Competition ratio 1.34
Specialty General Psychiatry ST4 Applications 182 Posts 184 Competition ratio 0.99
Specialty General Psychiatry and Medical Psychotherapy ST4 Applications 19 Posts 8 Competition ratio 2.38
Specialty General Psychiatry and Old Age Psychiatry ST4 Applications 80 Posts 72 Competition ratio 1.11
Specialty Genitourinary Medicine ST3 Applications 20 Posts 46 Competition ratio 0.43
Specialty Geriatric Medicine ST3 Applications 248 Posts 211 Competition ratio 1.18
Specialty Haematology ST3 Applications 145 Posts 86 Competition ratio 1.69
Specialty Histopathology ST1 Applications 194 Posts 93 Competition ratio 2.09
Specialty Immunology ST3 Applications 19 Posts 6 Competition ratio 3.17
Specialty Intensive Care Medicine ST3 Applications 305 Posts 171 Competition ratio 1.78
Specialty Medical Oncology ST3 Applications 151 Posts 41 Competition ratio 3.68
Specialty Medical Ophthalmology ST3 Applications 12 Posts 7 Competition ratio 1.71
Specialty Medical Psychotherapy ST4 Applications 8 Posts 3 Competition ratio 2.67
Specialty Metabolic Medicine ST3 Applications 12 Posts 17 Competition ratio 0.71
Specialty Neurology ST3 Applications 138 Posts 52 Competition ratio 2.65
Specialty Neurosurgery ST1 Applications 157 Posts 24 Competition ratio 6.54
Specialty Neurosurgery ST3 Applications 21 Posts 3 Competition ratio 7.00
Specialty Nuclear Medicine ST3 Applications 7 Posts 2 Competition ratio 3.50
Specialty Obstetrics and Gynaecology ST1 Applications 529 Posts 262 Competition ratio 2.02
Specialty Obstetrics and Gynaecology ST3 Applications 261 Posts 78 Competition ratio 3.35
Specialty Occupational Medicine ST3 Applications 25 Posts 9 Competition ratio 2.78
Specialty Old Age Psychiatry ST4 Applications 62 Posts 57 Competition ratio 1.09
Specialty Ophthalmology ST1 Applications 356 Posts 110 Competition ratio 3.24
Specialty Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery ST1 Applications 29 Posts 7 Competition ratio 4.14
Specialty Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery ST3 Applications 23 Posts 24 Competition ratio 0.96
Specialty Otolaryngology ST3 Applications 136 Posts 53 Competition ratio 2.57
Specialty Paediatric Pathology ST3 Applications 3 Posts 4 Competition ratio 0.75
Specialty Paediatric Cardiology ST4 Applications 40 Posts 10 Competition ratio 4.00
Specialty Paediatric Surgery ST3 Applications 41 Posts 16 Competition ratio 2.56
Specialty Paediatrics ST1 Applications 564 Posts 476 Competition ratio 1.18
Specialty Paediatrics ST3 Applications 123 Posts 39 Competition ratio 3.15
Specialty Paediatrics ST4 Applications 126 Posts 57 Competition ratio 2.21
Specialty Palliative Medicine ST3 Applications 91 Posts 24 Competition ratio 3.79
Specialty Plastic Surgery ST3 Applications 149 Posts 38 Competition ratio 3.92
Specialty Psychiatry of Learning Disability and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry ST4 Applications 8 Posts 3 Competition ratio 2.67
Specialty Psychiatry of Learning Disability ST4 Applications 26 Posts 58 Competition ratio 0.45
Specialty Public Health Medicine ST1 Applications 804 Posts 86 Competition ratio 9.35
Specialty Rehabilitation Medicine ST3 Applications 23 Posts 26 Competition ratio 0.88
Specialty Renal Medicine ST3 Applications 150 Posts 66 Competition ratio 2.27
Specialty Respiratory Medicine ST3 Applications 267 Posts 101 Competition ratio 2.64
Specialty Rheumatology ST3 Applications 102 Posts 29 Competition ratio 3.52
Specialty Sport and Exercise Medicine ST3 Applications 42 Posts 14 Competition ratio 3.00
Specialty Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery ST3 Applications 519 Posts 167 Competition ratio 3.11
Specialty Urology ST3 Applications 141 Posts 68 Competition ratio 2.07

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