Don’t worry. Be happy. Medscape’s physician lifestyle and happiness report might make you smile Satisfaction is more than a large salary or a luxury car. So much more. Jan. 22, 2018Monday The DO Staff Contact The DO Staff Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Topics Happiness surveyMedscapeSurvey It’s that time of year again. Time to find out what makes you tick. And what ticks you off. In Medscape’s 2018 Physician Lifestyle & Happiness Report, more than 15,000 physicians across 29 specialties were surveyed about their lifestyle choices, from their spiritual beliefs to their happiness outside of work. The study was designed to assess how certain lifestyle choices relate to job satisfaction, burnout, depression and more. Based on the survey results, physician satisfaction is tied to more than salary, title, or even specialty. Factors that influenced satisfaction ran the gamut from personality traits to marital status, exercise habits to vacations taken—or not taken. The spectrum of choices related to satisfaction is as individual as the physicians making them. Read the entire story here. More in Lifestyle Top holiday gifts for physicians and med students in 2024 Jeanne Sandella, DO, put together her top gift ideas for DOs, with suggestions for every kind of DO in your life, including foodies, travelers and gamers. A quarter of medical students rarely see their friends, report finds Although sustaining friendships can be a challenge for anyone, medical students, especially first-years, are having a hard time fitting these relationships into their packed schedules. Previous articleIn Memoriam: Jan. 22, 2018 Next articleIn Memoriam: Edward A. Loniewski, DO, past president of the AOA
Top holiday gifts for physicians and med students in 2024 Jeanne Sandella, DO, put together her top gift ideas for DOs, with suggestions for every kind of DO in your life, including foodies, travelers and gamers.
A quarter of medical students rarely see their friends, report finds Although sustaining friendships can be a challenge for anyone, medical students, especially first-years, are having a hard time fitting these relationships into their packed schedules.