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Specialist Physician (General Medicine) vs Cardiologist

Same points, same date — which occupation gives you the better odds?

Specialist Physician (General Medicine)

253311·189

★ Strong chance

85PTS

Chance of invitation

Strong chance of invitation

Est. wait~9 mo

Your spot in the pool

EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27

30 figures · each ≈ 1 EOIs · front invited first

← front (invited first)24 total EOIs

Ahead of youhigher score, or 85 pts & earlier DOE6

Youtop 25% · DOE 12 Sep 2026★

At your score, behind you0

Below youlower scores18

This FY's est. 189 places✓ inside this FY's places

You · #7

★

front of queue509 est. places

Pool by points · submitted EOIs

EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27

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Cardiologist

253312·189

★ Strong chance

85PTS

Chance of invitation

Strong chance of invitation

Est. wait~0 mo

Your spot in the pool

EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27

30 figures · each ≈ 1 EOIs · front invited first

← front (invited first)7 total EOIs

Ahead of youhigher score, or 85 pts & earlier DOE0

Youtop 1% · DOE 12 Sep 2026★

At your score, behind you0

Below youlower scores7

This FY's est. 189 places✓ inside this FY's places

You · #1

★

front of queue509 est. places

Pool by points · submitted EOIs

EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27

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Together

Queue position Cardiologist has fewer people ahead of you: 0 vs 6 for Specialist Physician (General Medicine).

Show full table

	Specialist Physician (General Medicine)253311	Cardiologist253312
Capacity	509 · FY2026-27	509 · FY2026-27
Standing	#— of 196	#— of 196
Queue position	6 ahead	0 ahead
Latest round	2026-06-04 · 80 pts	2026-06-04 · 80 pts
EOI data · pool & queue trend	20	7
EOI data · submission & invitation trend	—	—
Next round	—	—
Open states	3 listed	3 listed
Invited profile	—	—
Assessing authority	MedBA	MedBA

Where they differ — subclass 189, 85 points

Capacity

Occupations in unit group 2533 share 509 places left.

189 places · 2026-27estimated

614est. ceiling

509est. 189 places · 509 left

Unit group 2533 · 2025-26 official: 578 ceiling · 473 remaining

Minimum points invitedAll sources · 11 data points

957860

80you 85

20222024June 26

189 places · 2026-27estimated

614est. ceiling

509est. 189 places · 509 left

Unit group 2533 · 2025-26 official: 578 ceiling · 473 remaining

Minimum points invitedAll sources · 7 data points

907560

65858580808080you 85

20222024June 26

Standing

Specialist Physician (General Medicine) ranks higher: #16 vs #8 for Cardiologist.

Invitation volume · last 2 FYof 196 ranked

—· top 63%

▲ Rising +6 yoy

leader 6,052median 48you

Invited 5 of 5 rounds · Regular
oldest → newest · filled = invited

Year over year

10last FY

16this FY

▲ +60%

Round to round · last 2 FY

▼ Falling · invites per round

Invitation volume · last 2 FYof 196 ranked

—· top 76%

▲ Rising +7 yoy

leader 6,052median 48you

Invited 4 of 5 rounds · Regular
oldest → newest · filled = invited

Year over year

1last FY

8this FY

▲ +700%

Round to round · last 2 FY

—

▲ Rising · invites per round

Queue position

Cardiologist has fewer people ahead of you: 0 vs 6 for Specialist Physician (General Medicine).

Ahead of you · August 2026 poolmet the cut-off of last 6

75POINTS

1/6 met

80POINTS

5/6 met

85POINTS

6/6 met

90POINTS

6/6 met

95POINTS

6/6 met

Ahead of you · August 2026 poolmet the cut-off of last 6

75POINTS

0/6 met

80POINTS

4/6 met

85POINTS

6/6 met

90POINTS

6/6 met

95POINTS

6/6 met

Latest round

The latest cutoff is the same for both.

189 · last round 4 June 2026Stable

Min points80

Invited0

Rounds FY3

Unchanged vs previous round

75–85 pts over last 6 rounds

Other subclasses491 · 70 pts · 25 May 2023

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189 · last round 4 June 2026↓ Easing

Min points80

Invited0

Rounds FY3

Unchanged vs previous round

80–85 pts over last 6 rounds

Other subclasses491 · 80 pts · 13 Nov 2025

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EOI data · pool & queue trend

Cardiologist has a smaller EOI pool: 7 (0 vs last month) vs 20 (0) for Specialist Physician (General Medicine).

EOI pool by points · 08/202620 in the pool

1154322you11

5565758595

Queue at your points · 6 months

4 at 85+ pts

▬ 0 vs last month

EOI pool by points · 08/20267 in the pool

3211you

6065758090

Queue at your points · 6 months

0 at 85+ pts

▼ 1 vs last month

EOI data · submission & invitation trend

Cardiologist drew more invitations last month: 3 vs 1 for Specialist Physician (General Medicine). Pools: 7 (0) vs 20 (0).

EOI submission trendsubmitted EOIs in the pool · by month

Feb 24May 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest20

MoM change0(0.0%)

Peak monthOct 2524

Invitation trendinvited + lodged · by month

Jun 24Jul 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest1

MoM change-3(-75.0%)

Peak monthDec 2510

EOI submission trendsubmitted EOIs in the pool · by month

Feb 24Jun 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest7

MoM change0(0.0%)

Peak monthMar 267

Invitation trendinvited + lodged · by month

Sep 24Nov 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest3

MoM change0(0.0%)

Peak monthNov 255

Next round

No next-round estimate available.

Next 189 round · at a glancepoints · DOE ≤

If 10 invited75DOE ≤ Jan 26

If 50 invitedqueue cleared

If 100 invitedqueue cleared

If 200 invitedqueue cleared

Next 189 round · at a glancepoints · DOE ≤

If 10 invitedqueue cleared

If 50 invitedqueue cleared

If 100 invitedqueue cleared

If 200 invitedqueue cleared

Open states

Both are open in the same number of states.

Subclass 189 is the federal, points-tested stream — states do not nominate for it. Switch to 190 or 491 to compare open states.

Invited profile

At least one occupation has no state-nomination community data, so this row isn't compared.

Subclass 189 has no state-nomination community data. Compare on 190 or 491 to see an invited profile.

Assessing authority

MedBA may assess both occupations. Verify on the assessing authority's site before you apply.

MedBA

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