What is the least stressful medical specialty?

Least stressful specialties by burnout rate
  • Ophthalmology: 33%. ...
  • Orthopedics: 34%. ...
  • Emergency medicine: 45%. ...
  • Internal medicine: 46%. ...
  • Obstetrics and gynecology: 46%. ...
  • Family medicine: 47%. ...
  • Neurology: 48%. ...
  • Critical care: 48%. An ICU doctor sees people die almost daily, which can be extremely difficult to handle.
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Which medical specialty is the easiest?

Family medicine is by far the least competitive specialty to match into, scoring only 15 points in our dataset, with the runner up at 27 points. Family medicine is the specialty devoted to the comprehensive medical treatment of patients across all ages.
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What is the most stressful medical specialty?

For the most stressful medical job, the highest percentages of burnout occurred among these medical specialties:
  • Critical care: 48 percent.
  • Neurology: 48 percent.
  • Family medicine: 47 percent.
  • Obstetrics and gynecology: 46 percent.
  • Internal medicine: 46 percent.
  • Emergency medicine: 45 percent.
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What is the happiest medical specialty?

Per Medscape's report, the happiest specialties at work were dermatology at number one, ophthalmology at number two, allergy and immunology at number three, followed by a three way tie between orthopedic surgery, psychiatry, and pulmonary medicine.
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What medical specialty works the least hours?

With that said, here are the 10 doctor specialties with the lowest hourly rate.
  • 8 | Allergy & Immunology. ...
  • 7 | Preventive Medicine. ...
  • 6 | Rheumatology. ...
  • 5 | Endocrinology. ...
  • 4 | Pediatrics. ...
  • 3 | Infectious Disease. ...
  • 2 | Internal Medicine. ...
  • 1 | Family Medicine. And finally, the specialty with the lowest hourly rate is family medicine.
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Best Doctor Lifestyle Specialties



What doctors are the happiest?

Here is our list of the top 10 happiest doctor specialties according to work-life balance:
  • Dermatology.
  • Anesthesiology.
  • Ophthalmology.
  • Pediatrics.
  • Psychiatry.
  • Clinical Immunology/Allergy.
  • General/Clinical Pathology.
  • Nephrology.
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Which doctor takes the shortest time to become?

Without much ado, here are the top 15 shortest medical programs in the world of medicine.
  • Family Practice: 3 years.
  • Internal Medicine: 3 years.
  • Pediatrics: 3 years.
  • Emergency Medicine: 3 – 4 years.
  • Physical Medicine: 3-4 years.
  • Obstetrics and Gynecology: 4 years.
  • Anesthesiology: 3 years plus PGY – 1 Transitional / Preliminary.
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Which doctors have most free time?

Dentists and Cosmetic Surgeons definitely are the Doctors to get the most leisure time because of it being a non emergency branch.
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Which specialty has smartest doctors?

When society generally thinks of doctors, they are thinking of internists. They are often the smartest and most well- rounded physicians due to the breadth of knowledge they (along with family medicine physicians) often carry.
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What type of doctor has the most flexible schedule?

Respondents gave these specialties the highest average rating for work hours and schedule flexibility:
  • Physical medicine and rehabilitation.
  • Dermatology.
  • Radiation oncology.
  • Orthopedic surgery.
  • Emergency medicine.
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Which doctor has the least burnout?

The lowest rates of burnout were reported by physicians in these medical specialties:
  • Public health and preventive medicine: 29%.
  • Ophthalmology: 30%.
  • Orthopedics: 34%.
  • Psychiatry: 35%.
  • Otolaryngology: 35%.
  • General surgery: 35%.
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What specialty has highest burnout?

Emergency medicine physicians have the highest rates of burnout among all physician specialties, according to a Medscape's 2022 Physician Burnout and Depression report.
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What kind of doctor has the least schooling?

A general practice doctor has the least amount of requirements for any medical doctor. While these doctors do still have four years of medical school and one to two years of residency after completing four years of undergraduate education, this is the minimum amount of education any medical doctor must undergo.
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Who are the lowest paid doctors?

The 10 least paid doctors are:
  • Pediatricians: $156,000.
  • Family medicine doctors: $158,000.
  • Internal medicine doctors: $165,000.
  • Diabeticians/Endocrinologists: $168,000.
  • Psychiatrists: $170,000.
  • HIV/infectious disease specialists: $170,000.
  • Rheumatologists: $180,000.
  • Neurologists: $184,000.
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Which type of doctor is best for girl?

Top 7 Doctors A Woman Needs
  • General Physician. A general physician is a family doctor. ...
  • Obstetrician. Most gynaecologists are also obstetricians and can assist you during pregnancy. ...
  • Dermatologist. ...
  • Ophthalmologist. ...
  • Dentist.
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What IQ do most doctors have?

Doctors are smart. The IQ of the average American physician falls somewhere between 120-130, putting most doctors in the Very Superior Intelligence category on a standard IQ test.
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What is the hardest medical specialty to learn?

Competitive programs that are the most difficult to match into include: Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery. Dermatology. General Surgery.
...
Moderately competitive programs include:
  • Anesthesiology.
  • Emergency Medicine.
  • Medicine/Pediatrics (combined)
  • Radiology (Diagnostic)
  • Obstetrics and Gynecology.
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What medical specialty is most needed?

Here are the 10 specialties most in demand, in no particular order.
  1. Family Medicine. The BLS expects employment of family medicine physicians to increase 5 percent by 2030. ...
  2. Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Women's Health. ...
  3. Cardiology. ...
  4. Psychiatry. ...
  5. Gastroenterology. ...
  6. Internal Medicine. ...
  7. Neurology. ...
  8. Pulmonary Medicine/Critical Care.
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What surgeon has the best lifestyle?

The ROAD specialties, standing for radiology, ophthalmology, anesthesiology, and dermatology have historically been the best for those optimizing for lifestyle.
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Which doctor is the hardest to become?

Residency Match: The 7 most competitive medical specialties
  • Integrated interventional radiology.
  • Orthopedic surgery.
  • Integrated plastic surgery.
  • Radiation oncology.
  • Neurological surgery.
  • Otolaryngology.
  • Thoracic surgery.
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What is the easiest pre med major?

Applicants majoring in the physical sciences make up 8.83% of all candidates and enjoy a higher-than-average acceptance rate of 47.8%. So, if you're interested in the physical sciences, this may be the easiest pre-med major for you.
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What is the easiest medical school to get into?

The 20 Easiest Medical Schools to Get Into
  • University of Mississippi Medical Center.
  • Mercer University School of Medicine.
  • East Carolina University.
  • University of North Dakota School of Medicine.
  • University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine.
  • The University of South Dakota.
  • Augusta University.
  • University of Oklahoma.
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Which residency is the longest?

The length of residency depends mostly on the field a graduate chooses to take. Medical specialties such as family medicine and internal medicine often requires three years, whereas surgery usually requires a minimum of five, and neurological surgery is the longest at seven years.
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Which specialties have the unhappiest marriages?

Radiologists are one of the physician specialties least happy with their marriage, according to a new survey of more than 15,000 doctors, released Jan. 8. About 51% of imaging professionals stated they are happy with marriage, tying radiology for third last on the list with several other specialties.
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What personality types make good doctors?

IM physicians most often seem to be Introverted–Intuitive–Feeling–Judging (INFJ). INFJs are idealistic, attuned to others' needs, creative, and future-focused. Ideal matches include ENFPs and ENTPs.
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