Is being a doctor a fun job?
We mailed a survey to 406 physicians in Solano County, California. Despite substantial challenges to physician morale and autonomy, most responding physicians in our study continued to enjoy overall job satisfaction, and a solid majority thought that their work was fun.
Are doctors really that busy?
The majority of doctors are the least busy in November and December. Exceptions to this include eye doctors, rheumatologists, and sports medicine doctors. Radiologists are actually the busiest during November and December. Managing work and personal life when you’re a doctor can be difficult.
What do doctors do for fun?
Physicians aged 40 to 59 years report that they most enjoy running or jogging (36%), bicycling (35%) and camping or hiking (24%). About 50% of physicians older than 60 years reported walking to stay healthy. Other interests include golf, aerobics and cardio, skiing, tennis and fishing.
Are doctors generally happy?
The majority of physicians are relatively happy with their life outside of work. In fact, 76 percent of responding physicians in the Medscape survey stated they are somewhat happy to extremely happy with their home life. On a scale of 1-10, 10 being extremely happy, physicians gave a rating averaged to 6.78.
Which is the happiest doctor?
According to the Medscape report, doctors in the following fields are happiest:
- Rheumatology: 60% of those surveyed reported satisfaction with life away from work.
- General surgery: 60%
- Public health & preventive medicine: 59%
- Allergy & Immunology: 59%
- Orthopedics: 58%
- Urology: 58%
- Ophthalmology: 58%
Do doctors work 9 5?
A 9 to 5 is possible in many specialties once you are out of residency. Practicing in a large multi specialty group allows for doctors to work 8 hour shifts.
Do doctors really work long hours?
You work long hours no matter what specialty you are in. Then each year beyond that, for most specialties, the hours get shorter and shorter (but probably never less than 8 hours at least if not 10–12 hours per day at the minimum). After you are done with residency, then you are now an attending physician.
What’s the longest shift a doctor can work?
First-year doctors in training will now be permitted to work shifts lasting as long as 24 hours, eight hours longer than the current limit, according to a professional organization that sets work rules for graduates from medical schools in the United States.
What type of doctor has the most fun?
Here is our list of the top 10 happiest doctor specialties according to work-life balance and personality:
- Family Medicine.
- Diagnostic Radiology.
- Dermatology.
- Anesthesiology.
- Ophthalmology.
- Pediatrics.
- Psychiatry.
- Clinical Immunology/Allergy.
What doctors work the least hours?
The least time-demanding specialties are probably radiology, psychiatry, etc. Most physicians will work a lot because they like to work or they want to make more income. I would not recommend choosing a specialty based on the number of hours worked but rather on the professional satisfaction it provides.