ONCOLOGY is the least stressful specialty but what about dermatology ?

ONCOLOGY is the least stressful specialty?

No wonder  James wilson the oncologist friend  of  Dr.House  is   least stressed !




The rate was also higher for physicians 35 years and younger in

 internal medicine (53%) and was similar for family medicine (43%).

 For the so-called high-stress specialties,

 the burnout rates for younger physicians were lower than the overall rates; the rates were 

42% for critical care, 

38% for emergency medicine, 


30% for oncology 





Shanafelt et al. noted that between 2011 and 2014, the burnout rate increased more than 10% in nine specialties 



Family medicine (51% vs. 63%)


Pediatrics (general) (35% vs. 46%)


Urology (41% vs. 64%)


Orthopedic surgery (48% vs. 60%)


Dermatology (32% vs. 56%)


Physical medicine and rehabilitation (47% vs. 63%)


Pathology (38% vs. 52%)


Radiology (48% vs. 61%)


General surgery subspecialties (42% vs. 53%)



Among the five specialties with the highest rates of severe burnout: family medicine (11%) and internal medicine (10%




 Information technology has changed physicians' work environments, and this, too, is a factor contributing to burnout. {Stupid software EHr written by Stupid software professionals and approved by imbecile administrators}




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