- Rheumatology – 4.09
- Dermatology – 4.05
- Urology – 4.04
- Ophthalmology – 4.03
- Emergency Medicine – 4.01
- Pediatrics – 4.00
- Anesthesiology – 4.00
- Psychiatry and Mental Health – 3.99
- Radiology – 3.99
- Family Medicine – 3.97
- HIV/ID – 3.97
- Orthopedics – 3.96
- OB-GYN and Women’s Health – 3.96
- Pulmonary Medicine – 3.95
- Pathology – 3.93
- Cardiology – 3.92
- Critical Care – 3.90
- Nephrology – 3.90
- Diabetes and Endocrinology – 3.90
- Plastic Surgery – 3.89
- General Surgery – 3.89
- Oncology – 3.89
- Internal Medicine – 3.88
- Gastroenterology – 3.88
- Neurology – 3.88
Which Physicians are Happiest Outside of Work?
September 6th, 2013 2 Min readIn 2012, Medscape surveyed nearly 300,000 physicians to learn more about their lives outside of medicine — including pastimes, annual vacations, marital status, religious beliefs, and social media usage.
The Happiest Doctors
The report began with a simple question, “How happy are you with your life outside of work?”
The average score for all U.S. physicians was 3.96 on a five-point scale, with 1 being the least happy and 5 representing the happiest. Here’s how the different specialties scored their happiness: