Section D
Career Profiles
We spoke to physicians across the country practicing in a wide range of areas. Here, you can find out what they like and don't like about their job and how it affects other areas of their life.
Occupations profiled:
| Anesthesia |
Rheumatology |
| Cardiac Surgery |
Laboratory Medicine |
| Community Medicine |
Anatomical
Pathology |
| Dermatology |
General Pathology |
| Diagnostic Radiology |
Hematological
Pathology |
| Emergency Medicine |
Medical Genetics |
| Family Medicine |
Medical Microbiology |
| General Surgery |
Neuropathology |
| Internal Medicine |
Neurology |
| Cardiology |
Nuclear Medicine |
| Endocrinology |
Obstetrics and
Gynecology |
| Gastroenterology |
Ophthalmology |
General Internal
Medicine |
Orthopedic Surgery |
| Hematology |
Otolaryngology |
| Infectious Disease |
Physical Medicine
and Rehabilitation |
| Nephrology |
Psychiatry |
| Occupational Medicine |
Radiation Oncology |
| Respirology |
Urology |
Topics covered include:
- Years in Practice
- Type of Practice
- Division of time/time in research
- Family status
- Average hours per week
- Three most common complaints
- Adequately paid?
- What do you like most about the career?
- What do you want to improve?
- Would you choose this occupation if you were to start a career in medicine all over again?
- What do you enjoy doing in your spare time?
- Does family life ever suffer as a result of your career?
- Job Satisfaction (1-10)
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