Medscape 2012 Physician Lifestyle Report

Which Physicians Are Happiest?
How Do Physicians Lean Politically?
Which Physicians Are the Unhealthiest?
Where Do Physicians Vacation?

Lifestyle Reports by Specialty

News & Perspectives

Profiles in Happiness: Which Physicians Enjoy Life Most?
This article reviews the Medscape Lifestyle survey and provides additional details on which physicians rank highest and lowest on the happiness scale.
Medscape Internal Medicine
Cardiologists Are Happy(ish), Married Non-Tweeters, Survey Reveals
Heartwire
Neurologists Least Happy of All Physicians
Medscape Medical News
Psychiatrists Cheerful but Not the Happiest of Specialists
Medscape Medical News
Oncologists Lower on Happiness Scale Than Most Specialists
Medscape Medical News

Survey Methodology

Survey fielded to 292,251 US physicians
Total respondents*: 29,025 US physicians across 25 specialty areas
Fieldwork conducted by Medscape from 1/12/2012—1/27/2012
Data collected via third-party online survey collection site

* Respondents were entered into a sweepstakes to win an Apple iPad 2 16GB Wi-Fi Enabled Device awarded to 5 physicians.

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Medscape's 2012 Physician Lifestyle Report provides physicians with insights regarding who they are and how they live outside of practicing medicine. This comprehensive report consolidates responses from close to 30,000 US physicians and offers details on their political and spiritual beliefs, health, vacations, what cars they buy, and more.

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