Five physician specialties reported higher burnout rates in Medscape's 2024 "Physician Burnout and Depression Report" than last year's report.
The 2024 report surveyed 9,226 physicians across more than 29 specialties from July 5 to Oct. 9.
Here are the five specialties for which the reported rate of burnout increased between the 2023 and 2024 reports:
|
Specialty |
2023 rate |
2024 rate |
Percentage increase |
|
Cardiology |
43% |
47% |
4% |
|
Urology |
47% |
49% |
2% |
|
Nephrology |
44% |
46% |
2% |
|
Pathology |
39% |
41% |
2% |
|
Oncology |
52% |
53% |
1% |