Name: 競爭力最低的醫生專業 [2024 年更新］ (Least Competitive Doctor Specialties [2024 Update])
Uploaded: 2025-10-15T18:29:59.000Z
Duration: 9 min 47 s

A couple of months ago, we released a 2024 update video for the Most Competitive Medical Specialties.

幾個月前，我們發布了「最具競爭力的醫學專科」的 2024 更新影片。

Now it's time to break down the least competitive Dr.

現在是時候來分析競爭力最低的醫師了。

情態副詞

Jubbal medschoolinsiders.com using brand new data from the official NRMP charting outcomes released this year, we meticulously reassessed the most and least competitive specialties.

Jubbal medschoolinsiders.com 運用今年發布的官方 NRMP 繪圖結果的全新數據，我們仔細重新評估了最具競爭力與競爭力最低的專科。

Our Competitiveness Index considers a wide selection of data points including USMLE Step Scores, Match Match Rate, publications, NIH Funding, and

我們的競爭力指數考量了廣泛的數據點，包括 USMLE 分數、配對率、發表論文、NIH 資金，以及

You can download our full analysis of more than 20 specialties and play with the data yourself link in the description since the release of our Most Competitive Specialties video, we had to make a few updates.

你可以下載我們對 20 多個專科的完整分析，並在說明中找到連結自己操作數據，自從我們發布「最具競爭力的專科」影片後，我們需要做一些更新。

Though the NRMP included USMLE Step 1 scores in their data, this was only for the 13.3% of applicants who had taken Step 1 prior to January 26, 2022.

雖然 NRMP 在他們的數據中包含了 USMLE Step 1 分數，但這僅適用於在 2022 年 1 月 26 日之前參加 Step 1 的 13.3% 的申請者。

For the vast majority of residency applicants, their Step 1 score was already pass fail and therefore no numeric score was available to programs.

對於絕大多數住院醫師申請者來說，他們的 Step 1 分數已經是通過/不通過，是以沒有數字分數可供計畫使用。

For this reason, we removed Step one entirely and increased the weight of Step two scores, which residency programs now place much more importance on.

是以，我們完全移除了 Step one，並增加了 Step two 分數的權重，住院醫師計畫現在對此更加重視。

To offset the removal of Step one, other factors such as match rate and publication items were also adjusted to better reflect the current landscape.

為了彌補移除 Step one 的影響，配對率和發表論文等其他因素也進行了調整，以更好地反映目前的現況。

Note that after making this adjustment, the top five most competitive special specialties remained in the same order.

請注意，在進行這項調整後，最具競爭力的前五名專科排名沒有改變。

However, the total points for each changed, putting more distance between the top three specialties.

不過，各專科的總分數有所變動，讓前三大專科之間的差距更大。

In other words, more accurately factoring in the weight of step 2 scores made the placement of the top 3 specialties more definitive.

換句話說，更精確地考量 Step 2 分數的權重，使得前三大專科的排名更加確定。

The weighted breakdowns are now as step 2 CK is rated at 30%, match rate is 30%, research items are rated at 25%, AoA at 5% and top 40 NIH at 10%.

加權細項現在是 Step 2 CK 佔 30%、配對率佔 30%、研究項目佔 25%、AoA 佔 5%，以及前 40 名 NIH 佔 10%。

With that housekeeping out of the way, these are the least competitive medical specialties in 2024.

在處理完這些細節後，以下是 2024 年競爭力最低的醫學專科。

In the fifth spot is pathology at 28 points.

第五名是病理學，得分為 28 分。

Pathology is the field of medicine concerned with the study of body tissues and body fluids.

病理學是醫學領域中，負責研究身體組織和體液的學科。

They provide tissue diagnoses after examining specimens, and

他們在檢查檢體後提供組織診斷，並且

they also manage all of the clinical labs ordered by other physicians.

他們也負責管理所有由其他醫師開立的臨床實驗室檢驗。

Previously, in 2022 and 2020 patients, pathology did not place in the top five.

先前，在 2022 年和 2020 年的病患中，病理學並未進入前五名。

In 2022, it was in the eighth spot of our top ten least competitive specialties.

在 2022 年，它是我們前十大競爭力最低專科中的第八名。

This shift is in part due to a low average Step two score that is now weighted more heavily.

這種轉變部分是因為平均 Step Two 分數較低，而現在這個分數的權重更高了。

Pathology is tied for the third lowest average Step two score.

病理學並列第三低的平均 Step Two 分數。

Additionally, pathology shifted lower in the ranks due to the average number of research items, which went slightly down from 8.5 in 2022 to 8.4 in 2024.

此外，病理學的排名下降，是因為平均研究項目數量，從 2022 年的 8.5 略微下降到 2024 年的 8.4。

While this is a fairly insignificant difference, what's more significant is that most other specialties saw a notable increase in the average number of research items.

雖然這個差異不大，但更重要的是，大多數其他專科的研究項目平均數量都有顯著增加。

For example, PMNR went from 6.2 to 8.6 and child neurology went from 7.4 to 8.9.

例如，PMNR 從 6.2 增加到 8.6，兒童神經學從 7.4 增加到 8.9。

Average research items Pathologists are known for having a great lifestyle.

病理學家平均研究項目數量眾所周知，他們的生活方式很棒。

They work about 47 hours a week and make $360,000 a year.

他們每週工作約 47 小時，年收入為 360,000 美元。

While not always the case, money and lifestyle are often tied to how competitive a medical specialty is.

雖然不總是如此，但金錢和生活方式往往與醫學專科的競爭力有關。

Let's see if that's true for the next least competitive specialties.

讓我們來看看接下來競爭力最低的專科是否也是如此。

Next is psychiatry, which moves up from the third spot to number four with 25.2 total points.

接下來是精神科，從第三名升到第四名，總積分為 25.2。

Psychiatry is focused on understanding and treating mental health disorders and psychological distress.

精神科專注於理解和治療心理健康障礙以及心理壓力。

The higher weight of Step two scores is not what drew psychiatry up the list, as it still sits at the second lowest score of all specialties.

Step 2 分數權重增加並不是讓精神科排名上升的原因，因為它的分數仍然是所有專科中第二低的。

Research items increased for psychiatry, going from 6.2 in 2022 to 7.5 in 2024.

精神科的研究項目有所增加，從 2022 年的 6.2 增加到 2024 年的 7.5。

Additionally, top 40 NIH funding continues to be higher than the top three least competitive specialties.

此外，前 40 名的 NIH 資金持續高於競爭力最低的三個專科。

Psychiatrists also often enjoy a healthy work life balance.

精神科醫師通常也享有健康的工作生活平衡。

The average psychiatrist earns $333,000 and works an average of 47 hours per week.

平均而言，精神科醫師的年收入為 333,000 美元，每週工作約 47 小時。

If you're having trouble deciding what specialty you want to, you're not alone.

如果你在決定想選擇哪個專科時遇到困難，你並不孤單。

Our so youo Want to Be playlist takes a deep dive into the pros, cons and training steps for every medical specialty to help you determine what's right for you.

我們的「你想要成為什麼專科」播放清單深入探討了每個醫學專科的優缺點和訓練步驟，以幫助你確定什麼最適合你。

The third least competitive specialty is Emergency medicine with 15 points.

第三個競爭力最低的專科是急診醫學，得分為 15 分。

Emergency medicine is focused on treating patients who are acutely ill with critical healthcare needs.

急診醫學專注於治療有緊急醫療需求的急性病患。

This includes treating acute conditions like heart attacks, also known as myocardial infarctions, stabilizing patients involved in trauma, exacerbations of chronic health conditions, and

這包括治療心臟病發作（也稱為心肌梗塞）等急性病症，穩定創傷病患，以及慢性健康狀況的惡化，

Emergency medicine switches places with psychiatry due to a smaller increase in research Items going from 5.1 to 5.7 and a decreased rank for step two scores.

急診醫學與精神科互換位置，因為研究項目從 5.1 增加到 5.7 的幅度較小，且 Step 2 分數排名下降。

Which, keep in mind, is more notable in this assessment due to its higher weight compared to prior years.

請注意，在這次評估中，由於其權重比往年更高，這一點更為顯著。

Emergency medicine physicians make $398,000 a year and generally work around 46 hours per week.

急診醫學醫師年收入為 398,000 美元，每週工作約 46 小時。

EM doctors do shift work and typically work three to four days a week, getting the rest of the week off.

急診醫學醫師採輪班制，通常每週工作三到四天，其餘時間休息。

While that may seem like a solid work life balance, shift work isn't always at the same time each day you're on, and

雖然這聽起來工作與生活平衡不錯，但輪班工作並非每天都在同一時間，而且

emergency medicine physicians experience some of the highest rates of burnout due to the fact they spend their day to day on the frontline of healthcare, consistently dealing with high intensity, unpredictable situations.

急診醫學醫師的職業倦怠率非常高，因為他們每天都處於醫療前線，持續面對高強度、不可預測的情況。

In the second spot is Pediatrics with 13.4 points.

第二名是兒科，得分為 13.4 分。

Pediatrics is the field of medicine providing care for babies, children and adolescents from birth up to the age of 25.

兒科是提供從出生到 25 歲的嬰兒、兒童和青少年照護的醫學領域。

The position of Pediatrics remains the same despite research items going from 5.6 to 6.9.

儘管研究項目從 5.6 增加到 6.9，兒科的排名仍保持不變。

What we're noticing across the board is that the research item average continues to increase for nearly every specialty.

我們注意到，幾乎所有專科的研究項目平均值都在持續增加。

For example, dermatology, this year's most competitive specialty, saw average publications increasing from 20.9 to 27.7.

例如，今年最具競爭力的專科是皮膚科，平均發表論文數從 20.9 增加到 27.7。

As any medical student will tell you, achieving another seven research items is no small feat and this average increase occurred in only two years.

任何醫學院學生都會告訴你，再增加七篇研究項目絕非易事，而這個平均值的增加僅發生在兩年內。

Research items consisting of publications, abstracts and presentations consistently play a huge role in a specialty's competitiveness as well as a candidate's ability to match into their desired program, no matter how competitive it is.

由發表論文、摘要和演講組成的研究項目，對於專科的競爭力以及申請者能否成功進入理想的訓練計畫，無論該計畫有多競爭，都扮演著非常重要的角色。

The Med School Insiders Ultimate Research Course distills the tactics the fellow course creators and I use to gain over 60 research items each.

Med School Insiders 的終極研究課程濃縮了我和其他課程創作者用來獲得超過 60 項研究項目的策略。

Not surprisingly, ADCOMs loved how prolific we were and it opened doors.

不出所料，招生委員會（ADCOMs）很喜歡我們的高產出，這也為我們打開了許多機會。

You'll learn to publish more and less time, build a research team around you, confidently present your work, and

你將學會如何在更短的時間內發表更多論文，圍繞自己建立研究團隊，自信地展示你的研究成果，以及

so much more, including advanced tactics you won't find anywhere else because we innovated them.

還有更多，包括你找不到其他地方的進階策略，因為這些都是我們創新的。

The course includes over 75 video modules, templates and resources, as well as an exclusive private community to help you elevate your research to the highest level.

這門課程包含超過 75 個影片模組、範本和資源，還有一個專屬的私人社群，幫助你將研究提升到最高等級。

We're so confident you'll find tremendous value that it comes with a 10 day money back guarantee.

我們對你能獲得巨大價值非常有信心，是以提供 10 天退款保證。

Learn more at medschoolinsiders.com researchcourse and for the next 30 days use code competitive research20 for 20% off the course and in the number one spot is family medicine with 7.3 points.

在 medschoolinsiders.com researchcourse 瞭解更多，接下來 30 天使用代碼 competitive research20，即可享有課程 8 折優惠，而排名第一的是家庭醫學，獲得 7.3 分。

Family medicine is the center of primary care and these physicians are the generalists of generalists.

家庭醫學是基層醫療的核心，這些醫師是全科中的全科。

Unlike most specialties that focus on a single organ system, disease or age range, they see the full spectrum of patients from young to old, healthy to unhealthy, and

與大多數專注於單一器官系統、疾病或年齡層的專科不同，他們會看診各種病患，從年輕到年長，從健康到不健康，

以及介於兩者之間的所有情況。

The increased weight of Step two scores only further solidifies family medicine as the least competitive medical specialty as it notably has the lowest average step two score at 244 two full points under the second lowest, which is psychiatry with a score of 246.

Step two 分數權重增加，進一步鞏固了家庭醫學作為競爭力最低的醫學專科的地位，因為它的平均 Step two 分數顯著最低，為 244 分，比第二低的 246 分的臨床精神科低了整整兩分。

Family medicine physicians usually work regular nine to five business hours with minimal call if any.

家庭醫學醫師通常工作時間是規律的朝九晚五，電話隨 call 的情況很少，甚至沒有。

They earn an average annual salary of $301,000 and work an average of 53 hours per week.

他們的平均年薪為 301,000 美元，每週平均工作 53 小時。

So what's the conclusion to all of the 2024 changes?

2024 年的這些變動，總結來說是什麼呢？

Overall, things didn't move around as much for our least competitive specialties as they did for our most competitive.

整體來說，競爭力最低的專科變動幅度，並沒有像競爭力最高的專科來得大。

Family medicine and pediatrics remained in the number one and two spots respectively.

家庭醫學和兒科分別維持在第一名和第二名。

Emergency medicine and Psychiatry swapped spots for third and fourth, and

急診醫學和精神科則互換了第三名和第四名的位置，

the main change was the addition of pathology in the bottom five, replacing PM&R.

而主要的變動是病理學加入了前五名，取代了復健醫學。

PM&R moved up four spots to the ninth least competitive or the 14th most competitive of 22 specialties.

復健醫學向上移動了四個名次，成為第 9 名競爭力最低，或是 22 個專科中的第 14 名競爭力最高。

This notable jump is in large part due to an increase in research items and a relatively more competitive match rate.

這個顯著的躍升，很大程度上歸因於研究項目增加以及相對更有競爭力的配對率。

Unlike the most competitive specialt, there is far less of a correlation between pay and competitiveness rank for this list.

與競爭力最高的專科不同，這份名單的薪資與競爭力排名之間的關聯性小得多。

While it is true that family medicine doctors and pediatricians are some of the lowest paid physicians, this is not the case for emergency medicine, pathology or psychiatry, none of which are even in the top 10 lowest paid.

雖然家庭醫學醫師和兒科醫師的薪資確實是最低的，但急診醫學、病理學或精神科並非如此，這些專科甚至不在薪資最低的前十名內。

It will be interesting to see how these rankings evolve in our 2026 assessment.

在我們 2026 年的評估中，看看這些排名如何演變，將會很有趣。

One trend we don't see slowing down anytime soon is the increased emphasis on research items to distinguish top candidates, no matter the specialty.

一個我們認為短期內不會減緩的趨勢是，無論哪個專科，研究項目在區分頂尖候選人方面的重視度越來越高。

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想了解更多關於 Med School Insiders 的終極研究課程，請到 medschoolinsiders.com/researchcourse，並使用代碼 competitiveresearch20 享有八折優惠。