To compile the report, Medscape surveyed 5,741 physicians across more than 29 specialties. Of all physician specialists, allergists and immunologists have the highest rates of happiness and work-life balance, according to the report.
The happiest and most well-balanced physician specialties:
Allergy and immunology: 94%
Pathology: 88%
Dermatology: 87%
Public health and preventive medicine: 87%
Psychiatry: 87%
Ophthalmology: 84%
Otolaryngology: 81%
Orthopedics and orthopedic surgery: 81%
Physical medicine and rehabilitation: 80%
Anesthesiology: 79%
Gastroenterology: 79%
Pediatrics: 78%
Plastic surgery: 78%
Radiology: 76%
Cardiology: 76%
Diabetes and endocrinology: 76%
Urology: 72%
Family medicine: 72%
Pulmonary medicine: 69%
Nephrology: 69%
OB-GYN: 68%
Oncology and hematology: 68%
General surgery: 68%
Neurology: 68%
Rheumatology: 67%
Internal medicine: 66%
Critical disease: 65%
Infectious disease: 63%
Emergency medicine: 63%
