Medical School FAQ

Residency and Beyond

7.1 What are the different medical specialties?

A good source for learning about the different medical specialties is the American Board of Medical Specialties http://www.abms.org, an organization that coordinates and approves changes in board certification policy in the different medical fields. A complete list of the certifying boards and the general and subspecialty certificates that they offer can be found on their web site. A list of the major medical specialties can be found below. No effort has been made to list subspecialties. Click on any of the specialty to see a list of colleges offering that specialty.