Table 1.

Applicant data

Specialty	Before work-hour changes	After work-hour changes	Percentage change
Orthopaedics	3310	4011	21.2
Primary care	42,587	34,884	−18.1
General surgery	7182	5425	−24.4
Neurosurgery	899	1080	20
Urology	1742	2159	24
Ear, nose & throat	1756	1717	−2.2
Ophthalmology	2520	2701	7.2
Total	59,996	51,977	111,973