Competition ratios for 2020

Competition ratios for the 2020 recruitment round

Round 1

Specialty	Level	Applications	Posts	Competition ratio
Specialty Acute Care Common Stem (ACCS) Anaesthetics / Core Anaesthetics	Level CT1/ST1	Applications 1479	Posts 569	Competition ratio 2.60
Specialty ACCS - Emergency Medicine	Level CT1/ST1	Applications 863	Posts 348	Competition ratio 2.48
Specialty Broad Based Training	Level CT1/ST1	Applications 109	Posts 13	Competition ratio 8.38
Specialty Cardiothoracic Surgery	Level CT1/ST1	Applications 129	Posts 13	Competition ratio 9.92
Specialty Clinical Radiology	Level CT1/ST1	Applications 1308	Posts 311	Competition ratio 4.21
Specialty Community Sexual and Reproductive Health	Level CT1/ST1	Applications 108	Posts 6	Competition ratio 18.00
Specialty Core Psychiatry Training	Level CT1/ST1	Applications 895	Posts 410	Competition ratio 2.18
Specialty Core Surgical Training	Level CT1/ST1	Applications 2322	Posts 605	Competition ratio 3.84
Specialty General Practice	Level CT1/ST1	Applications 5770	Posts 3836	Competition ratio 1.50
Specialty Histopathology	Level CT1/ST1	Applications 261	Posts 97	Competition ratio 2.69
Specialty Internal Medicine Training	Level CT1/ST1	Applications 2798	Posts 1610	Competition ratio 1.74
Specialty Neurosurgery	Level CT1/ST1	Applications 220	Posts 26	Competition ratio 8.46
Specialty Obstetrics and Gynaecology	Level CT1/ST1	Applications 672	Posts 256	Competition ratio 2.63
Specialty Ophthalmology	Level CT1/ST1	Applications 430	Posts 75	Competition ratio 5.73
Specialty Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery	Level CT1/ST1	Applications 32	Posts 10	Competition ratio 3.20
Specialty Paediatrics	Level CT1/ST1	Applications 712	Posts 461	Competition ratio 1.54
Specialty Public Health Medicine	Level CT1/ST1	Applications 933	Posts 77	Competition ratio 12.12
Specialty Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery (Scotland only)	Level CT1/ST1	Applications 221	Posts 9	Competition ratio 24.56
Specialty Cardiothoracic Surgery	Level ST3	Applications 41	Posts 7	Competition ratio 5.86
Specialty Neurosurgery	Level ST3	Applications 22	Posts 1	Competition ratio 22.00
Specialty Ophthalmology	Level ST3	Applications 65	Posts 22	Competition ratio 2.95
Specialty Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery	Level ST3	Applications 16	Posts 23	Competition ratio 0.70

Round 2

Specialty	Level	Applications	Posts	Competition ratio
Specialty Acute Internal Medicine	Level ST3	Applications 510	Posts 94	Competition ratio 5.43
Specialty Allergy	Level ST3	Applications 11	Posts 3	Competition ratio 3.67
Specialty Anaesthetics	Level ST3	Applications 758	Posts 353	Competition ratio 2.15
Specialty Audiovestibular Medicine	Level ST3	Applications 9	Posts 6	Competition ratio 1.50
Specialty Cardiology	Level ST3	Applications 533	Posts 131	Competition ratio 4.07
Specialty Clinical Genetics	Level ST3	Applications 40	Posts 13	Competition ratio 3.08
Specialty Clinical Neurophysiology	Level ST3	Applications 31	Posts 10	Competition ratio 3.10
Specialty Clinical Oncology	Level ST3	Applications 170	Posts 49	Competition ratio 3.47
Specialty Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics	Level ST3	Applications 12	Posts 14	Competition ratio 0.86
Specialty Combined Infection Training	Level ST3	Applications 206	Posts 54	Competition ratio 3.81
Specialty Dermatology	Level ST3	Applications 166	Posts 42	Competition ratio 3.95
Specialty Diagnostic Neuropathology	Level ST3	Applications 8	Posts 4	Competition ratio 2.00
Specialty Emergency Medicine	Level ST3	Applications 141	Posts 47	Competition ratio 3.00
Specialty Endocrinology and Diabetes Mellitus	Level ST3	Applications 325	Posts 74	Competition ratio 4.39
Specialty Gastroenterology	Level ST3	Applications 373	Posts 79	Competition ratio 4.72
Specialty General and Vascular Surgery	Level ST3	Applications 574	Posts 123	Competition ratio 4.67
Specialty Genitourinary Medicine	Level ST3	Applications 31	Posts 53	Competition ratio 0.58
Specialty Geriatric Medicine	Level ST3	Applications 392	Posts 202	Competition ratio 1.94
Specialty Haematology	Level ST3	Applications 195	Posts 73	Competition ratio 2.67
Specialty Immunology	Level ST3	Applications 20	Posts 12	Competition ratio 1.67
Specialty Intensive Care Medicine	Level ST3	Applications 430	Posts 289	Competition ratio 1.49
Specialty Medical Oncology	Level ST3	Applications 185	Posts 39	Competition ratio 4.74
Specialty Medical Ophthalmology	Level ST3	Applications 7	Posts 3	Competition ratio 2.33
Specialty Metabolic Medicine	Level ST3	Applications 23	Posts 12	Competition ratio 1.92
Specialty Neurology	Level ST3	Applications 207	Posts 50	Competition ratio 4.14
Specialty Occupational Medicine	Level ST3	Applications 35	Posts 12	Competition ratio 2.92
Specialty Otolaryngology	Level ST3	Applications 131	Posts 23	Competition ratio 5.70
Specialty Paediatric and Perinatal Pathology	Level ST3	Applications 7	Posts 9	Competition ratio 0.78
Specialty Paediatric Surgery	Level ST3	Applications 50	Posts 6	Competition ratio 8.33
Specialty Paediatrics	Level ST3	Applications 203	Posts 45	Competition ratio 4.51
Specialty Paediatrics	Level ST4	Applications 173	Posts 77	Competition ratio 2.25
Specialty Palliative Medicine	Level ST3	Applications 137	Posts 49	Competition ratio 2.80
Specialty Plastic Surgery	Level ST3	Applications 190	Posts 41	Competition ratio 4.63
Specialty Rehabilitation Medicine	Level ST3	Applications 36	Posts 27	Competition ratio 1.33
Specialty Renal Medicine	Level ST3	Applications 227	Posts 67	Competition ratio 3.39
Specialty Respiratory Medicine	Level ST3	Applications 407	Posts 74	Competition ratio 5.50
Specialty Rheumatology	Level ST3	Applications 199	Posts 33	Competition ratio 6.03
Specialty Sport and Exercise Medicine	Level ST3	Applications 32	Posts 11	Competition ratio 2.91
Specialty Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery	Level ST3	Applications 715	Posts 125	Competition ratio 5.72
Specialty Urology	Level ST3	Applications 146	Posts 64	Competition ratio 2.28
Specialty Child and Adolescent Psychiatry	Level ST4	Applications 72	Posts 56	Competition ratio 1.29
Specialty Emergency Medicine	Level ST4	Applications 103	Posts 57	Competition ratio 1.81
Specialty Forensic Psychiatry	Level ST4	Applications 55	Posts 34	Competition ratio 1.62
Specialty Forensic Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry	Level ST4	Applications 4	Posts 3	Competition ratio 1.33
Specialty General Psychiatry	Level ST4	Applications 174	Posts 155	Competition ratio 1.12
Specialty General Psychiatry and Forensic Psychiatry	Level ST4	Applications 6	Posts 2	Competition ratio 3.00
Specialty General Psychiatry and Medical Psychotherapy	Level ST4	Applications 35	Posts 9	Competition ratio 3.89
Specialty General Psychiatry and Old Age Psychiatry	Level ST4	Applications 79	Posts 63	Competition ratio 1.25
Specialty Medical Psychotherapy	Level ST4	Applications 14	Posts 4	Competition ratio 3.50
Specialty Old Age Psychiatry	Level ST4	Applications 57	Posts 60	Competition ratio 0.95
Specialty Paediatric Cardiology	Level ST4	Applications 44	Posts 7	Competition ratio 6.29
Specialty Psychiatry of Learning Disability	Level ST4	Applications 22	Posts 45	Competition ratio 0.49
Specialty Psychiatry of Learning Disability and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry	Level ST4	Applications 8	Posts 7	Competition ratio 1.14