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		ls612 on Jan 15, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Physician burnout widespread, especially among tho... Meanwhile my dad is an ophthalmologist and at the age of 66 he is talking about how he wants to keep working full time until 70 and then half time after that. Some people are just made for the lifestyle of a physician I guess...

yitianjian on Jan 15, 2020 [–]

Ophthalmology is one of the "lifestyle" medical specializations - it doesn't have the high hours/stress of many of the other medical paths

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