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How to Choose Your Medical Specialty (Step-by-Step Guide)

Choosing your medical specialty is one of the most important decisions you’ll ever make as a medical student, resident, or junior doctor. It determines your work-life balance, income, stress level, and even your personal happiness for decades to come. But how do you actually decide between specialties like surgery, internal medicine, psychiatry, family medicine, radiology, or dermatology? In this video, you’ll learn how to choose your medical specialty step-by-step using a practical framework designed for medical students preparing for residency. We’ll explore how your personality traits, clinical strengths, preferred lifestyle, and career goals align with specific fields of medicine — from procedure-based specialties like orthopedic surgery, anesthesiology, and emergency medicine, to more cognitive and diagnostic specialties like neurology, pathology, and internal medicine. You’ll also discover which specialties have the best lifestyle and fewest night calls, which ones offer flexible hours and private-practice opportunities, and which are known for long residencies, high burnout, or lower salaries. We’ll cover: Highest-paying medical specialties and how income varies by field Short vs long residencies and what that means for your financial future Surgical vs non-surgical vs hybrid specialties Best specialties for research, teaching, or entrepreneurship Specialties with the best work-life balance in medicine Which specialties are most competitive and what GPA or Step scores they typically require Whether you’re choosing between cardiology and neurology, debating psychiatry vs internal medicine, or wondering if dermatology is really worth the hype, this guide will help you narrow down your options with logic instead of guesswork. By the end, you’ll have a personalized overview of the specialties that truly match you — your interests, values, and future goals — so you can make one of the biggest career decisions in medicine with confidence. Link to all medical specialties: https://careersinmedicine.aamc.org/ex... Timetable: 0:00 intro 0:59 topic 1 A 2:23 Topic 1 B 3:41 Topic 1 C 4:50 Topic 2 7:37 Topic 3 8:18 Topic 4 9:15 Topic 5 10:42 BONUS! 12:11 Your specialty!