The report surveyed 9,226 physicians across over 29 specialties, with 61% of respondents being male and 39% of respondents being female.
Here are the physician specialties ranked by burnout rates:
1. Emergency medicine: 63%
T-2. OB-GYN: 53%
T-2. Oncology: 53%
T-4. Pediatrics: 51%
T-4. Family medicine: 51%
T-4. Radiology: 51%
T-7. Pulmonary medicine: 50%
T-7. Anesthesiology: 50%
T-7. Gastroenterology: 50%
T-7. Internal medicine: 50%
11. Urology: 49%
12. Cardiology: 47%
T-13. Nephrology: 46%
T-13. Physical medicine and rehabilitation: 46%
T-13. Dermatology: 46%
T-16. Critical care: 45%
T-16. General surgery: 45%
T-18. Diabetes and endocrinology: 44%
T-18. Neurology: 44%
T-18. Orthopedics: 44%
21. Otolaryngology: 43%
22. Pathology: 41%
T-23. Psychiatry: 39%
T-23. Ophthalmology: 39%
25. Plastic surgery: 37%
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