I posted a similar thread in grand rounds last week but never got any responses. I wasn't sure if more people perused the Intro section but I thought I'd try again (sorry, moderators, if this isn't something I should do...please let me know).
I am really curious to speak with wives/spouses of cards specialists. Though it may change (but I'd be shocked if it did) my husband intends on specializing in cardiology--within the specialty he is particularly interested in EP or interventional.
So, I'm curious to know if there are cardiology wives/spouses out there who have been down this road or are currently heading down it. I'm wondering about what your life with a cardiologist is like. I ran across a couple of MedScape articles over the weekend discussing burnout rate among specialities and shockingly Cards specialists where on the less-burned out side, and their general satisfaction with life was above average (though they are not the most satisfied/least burned out specialists). The study showed cards specialists are happier on average, feel as though they have adequate time out of work, and are happy with their lifestyle as compared to other specialties--but they are not the MOST happy or MOST satisfied (which, I did not think they were).
So while I am anxious to connect with other wives of cardiologists or intended cardiologists, I thought other readers could benefit from the lifestyle report and offer feedback on how this reflects their own spouse's specialty:
Cards Specific: http://www.medscape.com/features/sli...012/cardiology
General Lifestyle Report: http://www.medscape.com/features/sli...le/2013/public
I am really curious to speak with wives/spouses of cards specialists. Though it may change (but I'd be shocked if it did) my husband intends on specializing in cardiology--within the specialty he is particularly interested in EP or interventional.
So, I'm curious to know if there are cardiology wives/spouses out there who have been down this road or are currently heading down it. I'm wondering about what your life with a cardiologist is like. I ran across a couple of MedScape articles over the weekend discussing burnout rate among specialities and shockingly Cards specialists where on the less-burned out side, and their general satisfaction with life was above average (though they are not the most satisfied/least burned out specialists). The study showed cards specialists are happier on average, feel as though they have adequate time out of work, and are happy with their lifestyle as compared to other specialties--but they are not the MOST happy or MOST satisfied (which, I did not think they were).
So while I am anxious to connect with other wives of cardiologists or intended cardiologists, I thought other readers could benefit from the lifestyle report and offer feedback on how this reflects their own spouse's specialty:
Cards Specific: http://www.medscape.com/features/sli...012/cardiology
General Lifestyle Report: http://www.medscape.com/features/sli...le/2013/public
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