One question queried if physicians had high self-esteem. Here is the breakdown for how physicians in each specialty responded:
Plastic surgery — 73 percent
Urology — 68 percent
Ophthalmology — 67 percent
Diabetes and endocrinology — 67 percent
Orthopedics — 66 percent
Nephrology — 65 percent
Pulmonary medicine — 63 percent
Gastroenterology — 63 percent
Rheumatology — 63 percent
Surgery, general — 63 percent
Critical care — 62 percent
Allergy and immunology — 59 percent
Cardiology — 59 percent
Emergency medicine — 58 percent
Otolaryngology — 58 percent
Public health and preventive medicine — 57 percent
Radiology — 57 percent
Physical medicine and rehabilitation — 56 percent
Dermatology — 56 percent
Obstetrics and gynecology — 55 percent
Neurology — 55 percent
Anesthesiology — 54 percent
Pediatrics — 53 percent
Psychiatry — 53 percent
Family medicine — 51 percent
Pathology — 51 percent
Internal medicine — 50 percent
Oncology — 48 percent
Infectious diseases — 47 percent
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