Becker's Healthcare October 18, 2024
Claire Wallace

Nearly 100% of medical residents believe that the number of training hours required of them is either adequate or more than adequate, according to Medscape’s 2024 “Residents Lifestyle & Happiness Report,” published Oct. 18.

For the report, Medscape surveyed 592 practicing U.S. medical residents in more than 29 specialties between March 25 and June 4.

Here are 11 additional things to know about resident lifestyle and happiness in 2024:

1. One in 3 medical residents either rarely or never make time to tend to their health and wellness.

2. Work-life balance is either somewhat worse (27%) or much worse (10%) for residents than they expected. It is on par with expectations for about 42% of residents.

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