29 physician specialties ranked by burnout rates

Becker's Healthcare January 16, 2020
Mackenzie Bean

Urologists have the highest rates of burnout among all physician specialties, according to a survey from Medscape.

For the survey, Medscape polled 15,181 physicians from more than 29 specialties between June 25 and Sept. 19, 2019.

Across all specialties, 42 percent of physicians reported burnout, down 4 percent from 2015.

Here’s how each specialty stacked up:

Note: The list includes ties.

1. Urology — 54 percent of physicians reported burnout
2. Neurology — 50 percent
3. Nephrology — 49 percent
4. Diabetes and endocrinology — 46 percent
Family medicine — 46 percent
Radiology — 46 percent
Obstetrics and gynecology — 46 percent
Rheumatology —...

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