--- title: Interesting Stats on Physicians Lifestyle and Happiness description: Wondering how physicians spend time went not at work? Here are some interesting stats from MedScape’s Physician Lifestyle and Happiness report. image: https://blog.transonic.com/hubfs/GettyImages-1204001706.jpg --- [![Customer Login](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/40716/9ebb5f25-e3e3-45fd-b525-1b9073c47d36.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/40716/9ebb5f25-e3e3-45fd-b525-1b9073c47d36) [![Transonic_logo-456](https://blog.transonic.com/hs-fs/hubfs/email-assets/newsletter/Transonic_logo-456.png?width=190&height=50&name=Transonic_logo-456.png "Transonic_logo-456")](https://www.transonic.com/) [![Talk with an Expert](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/40716/44c87484-21b7-4747-832d-28806f592c2d.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/40716/44c87484-21b7-4747-832d-28806f592c2d) ![mail-icon](https://blog.transonic.com/hubfs/Transonic_2019/Images/mail-icon.png) ## Hear more from our team: - [** ](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://blog.transonic.com/cardiothoracic-surgery/interesting-stats-on-physicians-lifestyle-and-happiness&title=Interesting%20Stats%20on%20Physicians%20Lifestyle%20and%20Happiness&picture=https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/40716/GettyImages-1204001706.jpg&description=Wondering%20how%20physicians%20spend%20time%20went%20not%20at%20work?%20Here%20are%20some%20interesting%20stats%20from%20MedScape’s%20Physician%20Lifestyle%20and%20Happiness%20report.) - [**](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://blog.transonic.com/cardiothoracic-surgery/interesting-stats-on-physicians-lifestyle-and-happiness&title=Interesting%20Stats%20on%20Physicians%20Lifestyle%20and%20Happiness&summary=Wondering%20how%20physicians%20spend%20time%20went%20not%20at%20work?%20Here%20are%20some%20interesting%20stats%20from%20MedScape’s%20Physician%20Lifestyle%20and%20Happiness%20report.) - - [**](mailto:?subjetc=&body=Interesting+Stats+on+Physicians+Lifestyle+and+Happiness%20-%20https://blog.transonic.com/cardiothoracic-surgery/interesting-stats-on-physicians-lifestyle-and-happiness) # Interesting Stats on Physicians Lifestyle and Happiness By [Anna Mueller, MS](https://blog.transonic.com/cardiothoracic-surgery/author/anna-mueller-ms)22 Jun 2020 As a physician, how much time do you devote to your personal life? If you’re like most doctors, you might find that most of your time is devoted to your practice. Medscape [recently surveyed](https://www.medscape.com/slideshow/2020-lifestyle-happiness-6012424?#1) doctors from a variety of generations — Millennials, Gen X and Boomers — to see what they focus on during their downtime, how they handle stress and how they attend to their own health. Here are some interesting findings: **The Happiest Outside of Work: **Rheumatology and general surgery ranked as the happiest ![GettyImages-1204001706](https://blog.transonic.com/hs-fs/hubfs/GettyImages-1204001706.jpg?width=300&name=GettyImages-1204001706.jpg)specialties outside of work (60%) followed by public health/preventative medicine and allergy and immunology. (59%). The least happy specialties outside of work were critical care and neurology (44%).   **Top Specialties by Generation: ** Millennial: - Dermatology - Neurology - Internal medicine - Oncology - General surgery   Gen X: - Critical care - Nephrology - Emergency medicine - Endocrinology - Infectious diseases   Boomer: - Gastroenterology - Pulmonary medicine - Public health and preventative medicine - Urology - Plastic surgery   A physician recruitment firm notes that today’s medical school graduates are seeking high-paying specialties to help offset their debt and specialties that have predictable schedules. **Cannabis/CBD use: **Though CBD and cannabis use is increasing, it is not surprising that 93% of physicians report not using either substance recreationally or medically. Six percent of Millennials and 4% of Gen X and Boomer physicians report they would use either substance if it became legal in their states.  **Exercise: **Most physicians report they exercise two to three times per week. Data from the report show that older physicians are more likely to work out four days a week or more (37%). The survey found that Millennials were most likely to not work out at all or only work out one day a week. **Social media use: **Though physician practices and hospitals can benefit from social media, many physicians surveyed regardless of generation, spoke of social media’s downsides. A Baby Boomer surgeon reported they feel patients who use social media/the internet feel they’re smarter than the medical community. A Generation X physician reported they are often less frank with patients for fear of patients leaving bad reviews. [![Subscribe to the Transonic Blog ](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/40716/1da26158-ba14-4c13-a4d5-8ae334f7e2da.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/40716/1da26158-ba14-4c13-a4d5-8ae334f7e2da) - [** ](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://blog.transonic.com/cardiothoracic-surgery/interesting-stats-on-physicians-lifestyle-and-happiness&title=Interesting%20Stats%20on%20Physicians%20Lifestyle%20and%20Happiness&picture=https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/40716/GettyImages-1204001706.jpg&description=Wondering%20how%20physicians%20spend%20time%20went%20not%20at%20work?%20Here%20are%20some%20interesting%20stats%20from%20MedScape’s%20Physician%20Lifestyle%20and%20Happiness%20report.) - [**](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://blog.transonic.com/cardiothoracic-surgery/interesting-stats-on-physicians-lifestyle-and-happiness&title=Interesting%20Stats%20on%20Physicians%20Lifestyle%20and%20Happiness&summary=Wondering%20how%20physicians%20spend%20time%20went%20not%20at%20work?%20Here%20are%20some%20interesting%20stats%20from%20MedScape’s%20Physician%20Lifestyle%20and%20Happiness%20report.) - [**](https://twitter.com/share?source=https://blog.transonic.com/cardiothoracic-surgery/interesting-stats-on-physicians-lifestyle-and-happiness&text=Interesting%20Stats%20on%20Physicians%20Lifestyle%20and%20Happiness%20-%20https://blog.transonic.com/cardiothoracic-surgery/interesting-stats-on-physicians-lifestyle-and-happiness) - [**](mailto:?subjetc=&body=Interesting+Stats+on+Physicians+Lifestyle+and+Happiness%20-%20https://blog.transonic.com/cardiothoracic-surgery/interesting-stats-on-physicians-lifestyle-and-happiness) [![Transonic_logo-456](https://blog.transonic.com/hs-fs/hubfs/email-assets/newsletter/Transonic_logo-456.png?width=190&height=50&name=Transonic_logo-456.png "Transonic_logo-456")](https://www.transonic.com/) © 2023 Transonic. All rights reserved. View our [Privacy Policy.](https://www.transonic.com/privacy) - - [**](https://www.facebook.com/TransonicSystems) - [**](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZpl6ULRsRfoB1TFvukukaw) - [**](https://www.linkedin.com/company/transonic-systems-inc-) ![](https://googleads.g.doubleclick.net/pagead/viewthroughconversion/881678749/?value=0&guid=ON&script=0) ```json { "@context" : "https://schema.org", "@type" : "BlogPosting", "author" : { "@type" : "Person", "name" : "Anna Mueller, MS", "url" : "https://blog.transonic.com/cardiothoracic-surgery/author/anna-mueller-ms" }, "dateModified" : "2022-08-19T06:16:58.006Z", "datePublished" : "2020-06-22T11:30:00.000Z", "headline" : "Interesting Stats on Physicians Lifestyle and Happiness", "image" : [ "https://blog.transonic.com/hubfs/GettyImages-1204001706.jpg" ], "mainEntityOfPage" : { "@id" : "https://blog.transonic.com/cardiothoracic-surgery/interesting-stats-on-physicians-lifestyle-and-happiness", "@type" : "WebPage" }, "publisher" : { "@type" : "Organization", "logo" : { "@type" : "ImageObject", "url" : "https://blog.transonic.com/hubfs/Transonic_New_Spot.png" }, "name" : "Transonic Systems" } } ```