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How many different fields are there for medicine?

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PRASANJIT’s Answer

Below are the areas of Specialization in Medicine:-
Allergology
Anesthesiology
Cardiology
Dermatology
Emergency Medicine
Family and General Practice
Gastroenterology
Internal Medicine
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Orthopedics
Pathology
Pediatrics
Psychiatry
Radiology
Surgery
Research
Public Health
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Mark’s Answer

Hi Imani!

I think there are more fields and paths to go into than we can count!

Here's an overview of several specialties...

Allergy and immunology
Anesthesiology
Dermatology
Diagnostic radiology
Emergency medicine
Family medicine
Internal medicine
Medical genetics
Neurology
Nuclear medicine
Obstetrics and gynecology
Ophthalmology
Pathology
Pediatrics
Physical medicine and rehabilitation
Preventive medicine
Psychiatry
Radiation oncology
Surgery
Urology

Now, if we look at one of those specialties, like radiology...

One can also pursue a sub-specialty...

Abdominal radiology
Breast imaging
Cardiothoracic radiology
Cardiovascular radiology
Chest radiology
Emergency radiology
Endovascular surgical neuroradiology
Gastrointestinal radiology
Genitourinary radiology
Head and neck radiology
Interventional radiology
Musculoskeletal radiology
Neuroradiology
Nuclear radiology
Pediatric radiology
Radiation oncology
Vascular and interventional radiology

And looking at Pediatrics...

They might work as a primary care pediatrician. However their practice might be narrowed down to one of the following sub-specialties...

Adolescent medicine
Child abuse pediatrics
Developmental-behavioral pediatrics
Neonatal-perinatal medicine
Pediatric cardiology
Pediatric critical care medicine
Pediatric endocrinology
Pediatric gastroenterology
Pediatric hematology-oncology
Pediatric infectious diseases
Pediatric nephrology
Pediatric pulmonology
Pediatric rheumatology
Pediatric sports medicine
and more...

And this is just looking at physicians! There are opportunities for nurses, techs, managers... The list goes on and on...

Hope this helps!
Mark
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Elie’s Answer

Hello Imani!

Although I am not in the field of medicine, I can tell you that there so many fields to choose from. Here are some of them:
- Internal Medicine
- Dentistry
- Ophthalmology
- Pediatrics
- Neurology
- Psychiatry
- Podiatry
- Chiropractic medicine

and many others ! I have also included below a link to a more in-depth list that can help you getting familiar with them.

Lastly, if you think about entering the field of medicine, the first four years of your undergraduate degree will allow you get familiar with a lot of those specific fields. For the next 3 to 7 years you would have to choose a specialization that you will continue with.

Hope this helped! Good luck!

https://www.sgu.edu/blog/medical/ultimate-list-of-medical-specialties/
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