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51.12Medicine

Career paths in this area

⚠⚠⚠ There is no pre-medical major, and AAMC's own numbers say the medical-sounding one is the worst choice. Of 54,699 applicants in 2025-26, 58.6% majored in biological sciences and were admitted at 42.1% against an overall 42.9% — while mathematics and statistics reached 57.3%, humanities 52.0% and physical sciences 51.3%. ⚠⚠ Specialized health sciences came LAST at 40.3%. Six Florida public medical schools award 757 degrees a year.

Careers without a path yet

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Anesthesiologists SOC 29-1211
Cardiologists SOC 29-1212
Dermatologists SOC 29-1213
Emergency Medicine Physicians SOC 29-1214
Family Medicine Physicians SOC 29-1215
General Internal Medicine Physicians SOC 29-1216
Neurologists SOC 29-1217
Obstetricians and Gynecologists SOC 29-1218
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric SOC 29-1241
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric SOC 29-1242
Pediatric Surgeons SOC 29-1243
Pediatricians, General SOC 29-1221
Physicians, All Other SOC 29-1229
Physicians, Pathologists SOC 29-1222
Podiatrists SOC 29-1081
Psychiatrists SOC 29-1223
Radiologists SOC 29-1224
Surgeons, All Other SOC 29-1249