Psychiatry lands close to the bottom of the specialties ranked by burnout levels in Medscape's 2024 "Physician Burnout and Depression Report."
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%