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Curious about a specialty but not sure you're ready to spend time shadowing? Read an in-depth description of what it's like to work in the specialty. 

Non-Surgical Specialties

  • Specialty Spotlight: Anesthesiology
  • Specialty Spotlight: Neurology
  • Specialty Spotlight: Cardiology
  • Specialty Spotlight: Nuclear Medicine
  • Specialty Spotlight: Emergency Medicine
  • Specialty Spotlight: Pathology
  • Specialty Spotlight: Geriatric Medicine
  • Specialty Spotlight: Pediatrics
  • Specialty Spotlight: Infectious Disease
  • Specialty Spotlight: Pediatric Cardiology
  • Specialty Spotlight: Internal Medicine
  • Specialty Spotlight: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
  • Specialty Spotlight: Internal Medicine-Pediatrics
  • Specialty Spotlight: Preventive Medicine
  • Specialty Spotlight: Medical Genetics
  • Specialty Spotlight: Psychiatry
  • Specialty Spotlight: Nephrology
  • Specialty Spotlight: Radiology

Surgical Specialties

  • Specialty Spotlight: General Surgery
  • Specialty Spotlight: Otolaryngology
  • Specialty Spotlight: Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Specialty Spotlight: Urology
  • Specialty Spotlight: Orthopaedic Surgery
  • Specialty Spotlight: Vascular Surgery
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