No. 10: Nurse Practitioner Advance degree nurses who treat patients generally on a primary care basis, prescribing and treating patients in concert with a doctor's limited supervision were the 10th most requested search of hospitals, clinics, health centers and others engaged Merritt Hawkins and AMN Healthcare's other physician staffing companies to conduct during the 12-month period from April 1, 2012 to March 31, 2013. No. 9: Neurology Neurologists were the 9th most requested search of hospitals, clinics, health centers and others engaged Merritt Hawkins and AMN Healthcare's other physician staffing companies to conduct during the 12-month period from April 1, 2012 to March 31, 2013. No. 8: General Surgery General surgeons, doctors who perform surgery on any organ or body system and were 8th most requested search of hospitals, clinics, health centers and others engaged Merritt Hawkins and AMN Healthcare's other physician staffing companies to conduct during the 12-month period from April 1, 2012 to March 31, 2013. No. 7: Ob/Gyn OB/GYN specialists, who deliver babies and treat female productive health, were the 7th-most requested search of hospitals, clinics, health centers and others engaged Merritt Hawkins and AMN Healthcare's other physician staffing companies to conduct during the 12-month period from April 1, 2012 to March 31, 2013. No. 6: Pediatrics Pediatricians, doctors who treat children, were the sixth-most requested search of hospitals, clinics, health centers and others engaged Merritt Hawkins and AMN Healthcare's other physician staffing companies to conduct during the 12-month period from April 1, 2012 to March 31, 2013. No. 5: Emergency Medicine Emergency room doctors were the fifth-most requested search of hospitals, clinics, health centers and others engaged Merritt Hawkins and AMN Healthcare's other physician staffing companies to conduct during the 12-month period from April 1, 2012 to March 31, 2013. No. 4: Psychiatry Psychiatrists were the fourth-most requested search of hospitals, clinics, health centers and others engaged Merritt Hawkins and AMN Healthcare's other physician staffing companies to conduct during the 12-month period from April 1, 2012 to March 31, 2013. No. 3: Hospitalist Hospitals, which are generally board certified internists who take care of patient needs in a hospital, were the third-most requested search of hospitals, clinics, health centers and others engaged Merritt Hawkins and AMN Healthcare's other physician staffing companies to conduct during the 12-month period from April 1, 2012 to March 31, 2013. No. 2: Internal medicine General internist doctors treat most chronic conditions were the second most requested search of hospitals, clinics, health centers and others engaged Merritt Hawkins and AMN Healthcare's other physician staffing companies to conduct during the 12-month period from April 1, 2012 to March 31, 2013. No. 1: Family Medicine Family doctors and family physicians who deliver babies were the most requested search of hospitals, clinics, health centers and others engaged Merritt Hawkins and AMN Healthcare's other physician staffing companies to conduct during the 12-month period from April 1, 2012 to March 31, 2013. Source