Which medical specialty works the most hours?

The specialties in which physicians are more likely to work 51 or more hours a week are:

• General surgery: 77 percent.
• Urology: 76 percent.
• Cardiology: 72 percent.
• Pulmonary medicine: 68 percent.
• Nephrology: 68 percent.

Which medical specialties has the best lifestyle?

The ROAD specialties, standing for radiology, ophthalmology, anesthesiology, and dermatology have historically been the best for those optimizing for lifestyle.

What is the best subspecialty for emergency medicine?

Pediatric Emergency Medicine If we are talking about specialties that require the least amount of work, then perhaps a good suggestion would be pediatric emergency medicine, a subspecialty that is perfect for those who love children.

Which specialties are the happiest outside of work?

On the bottom end, the five least happy specialties were oncology, pathology, cardiology, infectious diseases, and neurology. That was for 2019, but in last year’s Medscape report, the top five happiest specialties outside of work were immunology, dermatology, emergency medicine, ophthalmology, and plastic surgery.

Which medical specialties have the happiest lifestyle?

Emergency medicine has shift work, so you know exactly when you clock in and clock out, and you can choose the number of shifts you take per month. This makes for a great lifestyle. Plastic surgery, urology, and otolaryngology, also known as ENT, also scored highly on happiness outside of work.

What is the easiest medical specialty to get into?

On the other hand, when it comes to the easiest residency programs to get into, people usually vote for general practitioners or family medicine physicians. We wrote about least competitive medical specialties in America so check it out if you are interested in those.