9. Family medicine
Earnings per year: $219K
Average work hours per week: 48
Total score: 19
The great thing about practicing family medicine, which ranks 9th on our list of doctor specialties with best lifestyle, is a higher degree of flexibility comparing to other medical specialties. Besides being needed everywhere, family physicians can choose among a number of career paths, since they can pick to work in different environments. Since they are a patient’s first contact for health issues, their well-being is very important. After all, healthy doctors mean healthy patients. More than 50% of family physicians cope with burnout by exercising and talking with family members and friends, while more than 80% of them are non-smokers.
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