Radiology Business March 9, 2023
Marty Stempniak

Radiologists’ happiness outside of the workplace has plummeted since the arrival of COVID-19, according to new survey data from Medscape.

Prior to the pandemic, about 86% of members of the specialty surveyed said they’re “very happy” or “happy” with their lives away from healthcare. That put radiologists slightly higher that all physician types surveyed, at about 75%.

But since COVID’s arrival, only 61% of radiologists said they’re happy or very happy away from work (still slightly ahead of all docs, at 58%). Radiologists aren’t alone, with physicians in every specialty surveyed “substantially” less happy with their personal lives post-pandemic.

About 24% said that COVID-19 significantly affected their work-life happiness during the past year, while 44% said somewhat and 20% “only...

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