Medscape surveyed more than 1,500 medical residents across more than 25 specialties asking about their lifestyle and happiness.
The "Residents Lifestyle and Happiness Report 2017" included a section on the biggest challenges faced in residency.
Here are the residents' answers:
1. Work-life balance — 33 percent
2. Dealing with time pressures/demands on time — 19 percent
3. Fear of failure or making a serious mistake — 12 percent
4. Debt — 11 percent
5. Developing the clinical skills required for the specialty — 11 percent
6. Dealing with the stress — 8 percent
7. Relationship with attending physicians — 2 percent
8. Relationship with nurses and/or physician assistants — 1 percent
9. Dealing with patient death or treatment of chronically/terminally ill patients — 1 percent
10. Other — 2 percent