Competition ratios for 2022

Competition ratios for the 2022 recruitment round

Round 1

Specialty	Applications	Posts	Competition ratio
Specialty Acute Care Common Stem (ACCS) Emergency Medicine CT1 ST1	Applications 1606	Posts 361	Competition ratio 4.45
Specialty Anaesthetics CT1	Applications 2337	Posts 558	Competition ratio 4.19
Specialty Cardiothoracic Surgery ST1	Applications 137	Posts 7	Competition ratio 19.57
Specialty Cardiothoracic Surgery ST3	Applications 47	Posts 2	Competition ratio 23.50
Specialty Clinical Radiology ST1	Applications 2231	Posts 361	Competition ratio 6.18
Specialty Community and Sexual Reproductive Health ST1	Applications 199	Posts 13	Competition ratio 15.31
Specialty Core Psychiatry Training CT1	Applications 1876	Posts 484	Competition ratio 3.88
Specialty Core Surgical Training CT1	Applications 2302	Posts 622	Competition ratio 3.70
Specialty General Practice ST1	Applications 8549	Posts 4137	Competition ratio 2.07
Specialty Histopathology ST1	Applications 286	Posts 112	Competition ratio 2.55
Specialty Internal Medicine Training CT1	Applications 4008	Posts 1639	Competition ratio 2.45
Specialty Neurosurgery ST1	Applications 255	Posts 16	Competition ratio 15.94
Specialty Neurosurgery ST2	Applications 53	Posts 1	Competition ratio 53.00
Specialty Nuclear Medicine ST3	Applications 15	Posts 2	Competition ratio 7.50
Specialty Obstetrics and Gynaecology ST1	Applications 1042	Posts 280	Competition ratio 3.72
Specialty Ophthalmology ST1	Applications 700	Posts 78	Competition ratio 8.97
Specialty Ophthalmology ST3	Applications 54	Posts 14	Competition ratio 3.86
Specialty Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery ST1	Applications 34	Posts 14	Competition ratio 2.43
Specialty Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery ST3	Applications 27	Posts 25	Competition ratio 1.08
Specialty Paediatrics ST1	Applications 1075	Posts 458	Competition ratio 2.35
Specialty Public Health Medicine ST1	Applications 1085	Posts 95	Competition ratio 11.42
Specialty Thoracic Surgery ST4	Applications 19	Posts 3	Competition ratio 6.33

Round 2

Specialty	Applications	Posts	Competition ratio
Specialty Acute Internal Medicine ST4	Applications 468	Posts 76	Competition ratio 6.16
Specialty Allergy ST3	Applications 31	Posts 3	Competition ratio 10.33
Specialty Audiovestibular Medicine ST3	Applications 9	Posts 4	Competition ratio 2.25
Specialty Cardiology ST4	Applications 412	Posts 130	Competition ratio 3.17
Specialty Chemical Pathology ST3	Applications 25	Posts 7	Competition ratio 3.57
Specialty Clinical Genetics ST3	Applications 60	Posts 12	Competition ratio 5.00
Specialty Clinical Neurophysiology ST3	Applications 40	Posts 12	Competition ratio 3.33
Specialty Clinical Oncology ST3	Applications 194	Posts 115	Competition ratio 1.69
Specialty Combined Infection Training ST3	Applications 162	Posts 34	Competition ratio 4.76
Specialty Combined Infection Training ST4	Applications 113	Posts 24	Competition ratio 4.71
Specialty Dermatology ST3	Applications 224	Posts 41	Competition ratio 5.46
Specialty Diagnostic Neuropathology ST3	Applications 6	Posts 8	Competition ratio 0.75
Specialty Emergency Medicine ST3	Applications 247	Posts 40	Competition ratio 6.18
Specialty Emergency Medicine ST4	Applications 133	Posts 65	Competition ratio 2.05
Specialty Endocrinology and Diabetes Mellitus ST4	Applications 359	Posts 80	Competition ratio 4.49
Specialty Gastroenterology ST4	Applications 347	Posts 103	Competition ratio 3.37
Specialty General Surgery ST3	Applications 532	Posts 153	Competition ratio 3.48
Specialty Genitourinary Medicine ST3	Applications 17	Posts 35	Competition ratio 0.49
Specialty Geriatric Medicine ST4	Applications 343	Posts 160	Competition ratio 2.14
Specialty Haematology ST3	Applications 226	Posts 74	Competition ratio 3.05
Specialty Immunology ST3	Applications 46	Posts 1	Competition ratio 46.00
Specialty Intensive Care Medicine ST3	Applications 493	Posts 220	Competition ratio 2.24
Specialty Medical Oncology ST3	Applications 214	Posts 88	Competition ratio 2.43
Specialty Medical Ophthalmology ST3	Applications 6	Posts 6	Competition ratio 1.00
Specialty Neurology ST4	Applications 117	Posts 71	Competition ratio 1.65
Specialty Obstetrics and Gynaecology ST3	Applications 318	Posts 71	Competition ratio 4.48
Specialty Occupational Medicine ST3	Applications 43	Posts 3	Competition ratio 14.33
Specialty Otolaryngology ST3	Applications 169	Posts 47	Competition ratio 3.60
Specialty Paediatric and Perinatal Pathology ST3	Applications 9	Posts 6	Competition ratio 1.50
Specialty Paediatric Cardiology ST4	Applications 51	Posts 6	Competition ratio 8.50
Specialty Paediatric Surgery ST3	Applications 74	Posts 11	Competition ratio 6.73
Specialty Paediatrics ST3	Applications 301	Posts 24	Competition ratio 12.54
Specialty Paediatrics ST4	Applications 261	Posts 75	Competition ratio 3.48
Specialty Palliative Medicine ST4	Applications 53	Posts 51	Competition ratio 1.04
Specialty Plastic Surgery ST3	Applications 205	Posts 42	Competition ratio 4.88
Specialty Psychiatry ST4	Applications 438	Posts 384	Competition ratio 1.14
Specialty Rehabilitation Medicine ST3	Applications 38	Posts 12	Competition ratio 3.17
Specialty Renal Medicine ST4	Applications 216	Posts 75	Competition ratio 2.88
Specialty Respiratory Medicine ST4	Applications 480	Posts 155	Competition ratio 3.17
Specialty Rheumatology ST4	Applications 201	Posts 67	Competition ratio 3.00
Specialty Sport and Exercise Medicine ST3	Applications 45	Posts 5	Competition ratio 9.00
Specialty Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery ST3	Applications 527	Posts 142	Competition ratio 3.71
Specialty Urology ST3	Applications 235	Posts 59	Competition ratio 3.98
Specialty Vascular Surgery ST3	Applications 138	Posts 26	Competition ratio 5.31