Radiologists and oncologists are feeling good about where their fields are headed, while surveyed primary care physicians or OB-GYN, are less optimistic, according to Medscape’s “Most Popular Specialties for Doctors” report published April 21.
Medscape surveyed 5,916 physicians across more than 29 specialties from Sept. 5 to Dec. 17.
Here are the 10 specialties most optimistic about their short-term future:
- Radiology: 69%
- Oncology: 67%
- ENT: 66%
- Psychiatry: 63%
- Pathology: 60%
- Cardiology: 59%
- Gastroenterology: 58%
- Dermatology: 58%
- Allergy and immunology: 58%
- Orthopedics: 58%
Here are the 10 specialties most optimistic about their long-term future:
- Oncology: 70%
- Psychiatry: 57%
- Plastic surgery: 55%
- ENT: 54%
- Neurology: 49%
- Public health and preventive medicine: 49%
- Orthopedics: 48%
- Cardiology: 48%
- Rheumatology: 48%
- Ophthalmology: 47%
Here are the 10 specialties most pessimistic about their short-term future:
- Public health and preventive medicine: 46%
- Nephrology: 43%
- OB-GYN: 37%
- Infectious diseases: 37%
- Pediatrics: 37%
- Internal medicine: 35%
- Family medicine: 33%
- Emergency medicine: 31%
- General surgery: 30%
- Diabetes and endocrinology: 27%
Here are the 10 specialties most pessimistic about their long-term future:
- OB-GYN: 50%
- Internal medicine: 47%
- Family medicine: 44%
- Emergency medicine: 44%
- Nephrology: 43%
- Pediatrics: 42%
- General surgery: 40%
- Anesthesiology: 37%
- Infectious diseases: 33%
- Public health and preventive medicine: 33%
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