ALT Graphic demonstrating the ratio of applicants per position for various medical specialties in the 2022 NRMP Match. All applicant types are included, though only an applicant’s preferred specialty is considered (i.e., the specialty the applicant ranked number one - which removes dual applicants). Plastic surgery had the highest ratio at 1.75, while three specialties had ratios <1 (child neurology, emergency medicine, and radiation oncology).