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4. Anesthesiology
As an Anesthesiologist, your job is to provide pain management, critical care, and perioperative care. You may have to work long hours, but you’ll have better control over your time. This is considered to be one of the less stressful specialties. Moreover, if you’re an introvert then this doctor specialty can be great for you since there’s very little to no patient interaction (no time for small talk if you’ve done a good job putting the patient to sleep!).

5. Ophthalmology
As an Ophthalmologist, you’ll be involved with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases and issues that are associated with the eye. Ophthalmology is one of the highest paid specialties in Canada, and since doctors typically work out of private clinics, they have good control over their working hours and a not-too-stressful patient load. The specialty offers the opportunity to build patient-loyalty over a period of time.

6. Pediatrics
If you love kids, then this will be one of the most satisfying and fulfilling medical specialties for you. As a Pediatrician, your primary focus would be on the physical, emotional, and social health of infants and kids. According to the nature.com survey, these doctors show pride in their profession, a concern for the well-being of children, and love having the opportunity to do good — all of which gives meaning to their work and keeps them happier overall.

7. Psychiatry
Not only does psychiatry as a medical specialty pay well, but it also offers a shorter work week than other specialties. Psychiatrists are highly in-demand across Canada, and since it’s one of the only medical specialties that can take their practice fully virtual, it can offer you a lot in terms of flexibility as well. Since 72% of psychiatrists are satisfied with their professional lives, psychiatry might be one of the best medical specialties for work life balance in general.

8. Clinical Immunology/Allergy
As a clinical immunologist/allergist, you’ll be dealing with some of the atypical responses of the body’s immune system. This medical field helps generally healthy patients with small medical problems, and often includes working with children. These specialists are the second most likely to have a happy marriage outside of work, according to the Medscape survey, and since over half of them work out of private clinics, they can offer regular working hours most of the time.

9. General/Clinical Pathology
A Pathologist (general or clinical) is primarily involved in learning about the causes, forms, and diagnosis of a disease. Great for introverts more interested in solving complex puzzles than working with people, pathologists normally work as a consultant to other physicians and advise them of a possible course of treatment. Overwhelmingly (76%) happy with their professional lives as a whole, pathology is one of the best medical specialties for work/life balance and hosts some of the most satisfied physicians.

10. Nephrology
A nephrologist treats diseases and infections of the kidneys and urinary system. Since you work on finding solutions to highly specialized issues, nephrologists are often connected to teaching hospitals or to academic medicine in some capacity. This can sometimes mean longer hours, but nephrologists don’t seem to mind — in a survey of doctors by the CMA, 74% of nephrologists are satisfied with their professional lives.

What Medical Speciality is the Right Choice For you?
Helping patients, saving lives, earning comfortable wages, and garnering the respect of your peers are some of the great reasons to pursue a career in medicine. However, when it comes to choosing a specialty, you must keep your personality and your life’s long-term goals in mind. To be efficient at your job, you need to feel fulfilled and happy as you work.

You know you’ve chosen the right specialty when the study of it excites you and you’re just as happy going to work as you are after you’re done for the day. That’s where the ‘work-life balance’ really comes into the picture.

Being satisfied in your career is a crucial aspect to consider when exploring your medical specialty options. The way you feel at work will often spill over into your personal life and can affect your health and relationships overall, so a good choice of specialty can affect all aspects of your future life.

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Here is our list of the top 10 happiest doctor specialties according to work-life balance:
1. Family Medicine
2. Otolaryngology
3. Dermatology
4. Anesthesiology