Which physicians are most burnt out?

Most burned out physician specialties
  • OB-GYN: 53 percent.
  • Infectious diseases: 51 percent.
  • Family medicine: 51 percent.
  • Physical medicine & rehabilitation: 50 percent.
  • Diabetes & endocrinology: 50 percent.
  • Radiology: 49 percent.
  • Pediatrics: 49 percent.
  • Pulmonary medicine: 48 percent.
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Which doctor has the highest burnout rate?

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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Which physicians are most burned out 2022?

The 2022 Medscape poll on physician burnout confirms what has been painfully obvious to doctors on the frontlines of Covid-19: Their burnout is intensifying. According to the survey of 13,000 doctors, the nation's most burned out physicians are those in emergency medicine (60%) and critical care (56%).
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Who are the unhappiest doctors?

The Happiest Doctors

The least happy doctors are a three-way tie between neurologists, gastroenterologists, and internal medicine doctors.
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What percent of doctors are burnt out?

42% of Physicians Experience Burnout in 2021

A survey of physicians found that 42% experienced symptoms of burnout. The five specialties that ranked the highest were different in 2021 due to the pandemic.
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Which physicians are most burned out 2021?

Physician burnout 2021: Psychiatry, otolaryngology, and orthopedics experienced burnout at a rate of ~37%. Physician burnout 2021: Burnout in oncology, pathology, dermatology, and public health/preventive medicine ranged from 36% to 26%.
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Which is the hardest doctor to become?

Most competitive medical specialties
  • Ophthalmology: It is a medical branch related to surgery and diagnosis of disorders of eyes. ...
  • Dermatology and Plastic surgery.
  • Neurosurgery and Orthopaedic Surgery.
  • General Surgery and Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery.
  • Otolaryngology and Ophthalmology.
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Who are the nicest doctors?

Here is our list of the top 10 happiest doctor specialties according to work-life balance:
  • Family Medicine.
  • Otolaryngology.
  • Dermatology.
  • Anesthesiology.
  • Ophthalmology.
  • Pediatrics.
  • Psychiatry.
  • Clinical Immunology/Allergy.
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What doctor specialty is happiest?

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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Which doctor job is least stressful?

Least stressful specialties by burnout rate
  • Plastic surgery: 23%. ...
  • Dermatology: 32%. ...
  • Pathology: 32%. ...
  • Ophthalmology: 33%. ...
  • Orthopedics: 34%. ...
  • Emergency medicine: 45%. ...
  • Internal medicine: 46%. ...
  • Obstetrics and gynecology: 46%.
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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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Which professions have the highest rates of burnout?

7 Demanding Career Paths With High Burnout Rates
  1. Social work. Social workers typically operate in emotionally stressful environments and often experience secondary traumatic stress. ...
  2. Emergency response. ...
  3. Design. ...
  4. Business development and sales. ...
  5. Retail. ...
  6. Medicine. ...
  7. Law and other careers with large workloads.
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What is the most prestigious medical specialty?

The Top Most Competitive Specialties in Medicine
  • Plastic Surgery.
  • Dermatology.
  • Neurosurgery.
  • ENT.
  • Orthopedic Surgery.
  • Interventional Radiology.
  • Radiation Oncology.
  • Vascular Surgery.
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Are doctors more likely to be depressed?

Doctors appear to suffer from depression more than the general population and other professional groups. Recent meta-analyses of global studies estimate an overall prevalence of 27% in medical students, 29% in registrars and up to 60% in practising doctors.
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How stressful is being a physician?

Stressful and demanding work

Most doctors work more than 40 hours a week. Their work is stressful because they deal with sick and often frustrated people. They carry a great burden on their shoulders because people lives' are in their hands. Numerous doctors feel overworked and stressed because of these pressures.
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Are all doctors overworked?

According to a new survey report released by The Physicians Foundation, 80% of physicians across all specialties report being at full capacity or overextended, and 78% reported sometimes, often, or always experiencing feelings of burnout.
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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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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 doctor has the easiest job?

The 6 least competitive medical specialties are:
  • Family Medicine.
  • Pediatrics.
  • Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
  • Psychiatry.
  • Anesthesiology.
  • Emergency Medicine.
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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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Why are urologists burned out?

The factors that most often correlated with burnout (from most to least important) were identified as administrative workload, volume of work, lack of institutional resources or management support, lack of pension, patient expectations, on-call responsibilities, and salary.
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What are the signs of physician burnout?

The face of burnout
  • Loss of motivation.
  • Feeling helpless, trapped or defeated.
  • Detachment.
  • Increased cynical or negative outlook.
  • Decreased satisfaction or sense of accomplishment.
  • Feeling tired and drained most of the time.
  • Tiredness that does not respond to adequate rest.
  • Lowered immunity.
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What is the burnout rate for physicians practicing in the United States?

More than 5,000 physicians responded to a survey conducted by researchers from the AMA, the Mayo Clinic and Stanford University School of Medicine. The study found that 43.9 percent of U.S. physicians exhibited at least one symptom of burnout in 2017, compared with 54.4 percent in 2014 and 45.5 percent in 2011.
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What type of doctor is most in demand?

Family medicine and internal medicine are among the most in-demand physician specialties, as confirmed by a 2019 Physician Employment report by Doximity. Rounding out the top five most in-demand physician specialties, according to the report, are emergency medicine, psychiatry, and obstetrics and gynecology.
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