Infographics: Images That Tell Stories

• Infographic: Doctors' Pay and If They Think It's Enough Physicians reveal their compensation rose about 3% on average in 2023 and discuss whether the profession in general and they individually are adequately paid.
  Medscape, April 18, 2024
• Infographic: Where Volunteer Doctors Are Most Needed Several of the volunteer organizations that need help from physicians to treat and train -- from the American Red Cross to Doctors Without Borders -- are spotlighted.
  Medscape, March 26, 2024
• Infographic: What Hospital Doctors Do About Their Burnout Hospitalists who feel burned out say whether they fault job stress, reveal their coping mechanisms, and share how they think their employers could help.
  Medscape, February 27, 2024
• Infographic: Medical Blogs That Grab Doctors' Attention Several of the interesting medical blogs that have caught physicians' eyes, on topics from injury prevention to the life of a medical student, are highlighted.
  Medscape, February 23, 2024
• Infographic: How Physicians Strive for Healthy Lifestyles Physicians reveal how often and how much they try to control their weight, exercise enough, and keep their drinking in check.
  Medscape, February 20, 2024
• Infographic: Doctors' Burnout and How Much to Blame the Job In a survey, about half of US physicians said they feel burned out. They reveal their coping mechanisms and suggest how their employers could help more.
  Medscape, February 02, 2024
• Infographic: Can Doctors Meet Retirement Finances Goals? Physicians revealed how big of a retirement nest egg their families want. Doctors, on average, have met 77% of that goal already, so most of them are confident in funding their retirement.
  Medscape, December 21, 2023
• Infographic: How Nurses Would Choose With a Career Do-Over In a survey, around 7 in 10 nurses said they would choose nursing again at the start of a career. But among those with regrets, only 4 in 10 would stay in nursing even if they worked fewer hours.
  Medscape, December 19, 2023
• Infographic: Female Physicians Close Their Wealth Gap Female physicians' survey answers about their net worth show a gender gap vs male doctors (although it's narrowing) and reveal their saving and borrowing habits.
  Medscape, December 15, 2023
• Infographic: Doctors Grade Their EHR Systems Physicians reveal how well they think their employer's electronic health record (EHR) systems are or aren't delivering on certain key features.
  Medscape, December 01, 2023
• Infographic: APRNs of All Types Got Pay Raises Advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) report their compensation by APRN type, certification, gender, and length of service.
  Medscape, November 21, 2023
• Infographic: Careers That Tempt Doctors to Leave Medicine Physicians who are thinking about leaving the practice of medicine reveal which nonclinical career options most interest them.
  Medscape, November 15, 2023
• Infographic: The Frequency and Costs of Malpractice Lawsuits Physicians in different specialties discuss how often they've been defendants in medical malpractice lawsuits as well as their costs for malpractice insurance and whether premiums are reasonable.
  Medscape, November 03, 2023
• Infographic: Female Doctors Get Good News on Pay Front Female physicians report gains in salaries and incentive bonuses, helping to close a gender pay gap with male colleagues. Still, 52% of female doctors felt underpaid.
  Medscape, November 01, 2023
• Infographic: The Good and Bad of Medical Residency Medical residents discuss their professional and personal stresses and how they try to maintain a healthy personal life.
  Medscape, October 25, 2023
• Infographic: Side Gigs That Tempt Doctors, and Why Physicians reveal side gigs that appeal to them, how much time they demand, and how much they expect to earn on the side.
  Medscape, October 20, 2023
• Infographic: What Doctors Earn in the US vs Other Countries Physicians in the US easily top nine other countries for average compensation in Medscape surveys. Doctors in the US and Canada also were likelier to say they felt fairly paid.
  Medscape, October 18, 2023
• Infographic: PAs Wrestle With Burnout, Depression Challenges Physician assistants (PAs) made headway dealing with burnout and depression issues in their profession, but challenges remain. PAs also reveal their coping mechanisms.
  Medscape, October 13, 2023
• Infographic: How Many RNs and LPNs Got Pay Raises? Registered nurses (RNs) and licensed practical nurses (LPNs) enjoyed bigger paychecks, but how much depended on their nursing specialty, work setting, and time practicing.
  Medscape, October 09, 2023
• Infographic: Bucket List Vacations to Stir Doctors' Imagination These out-of-the-ordinary vacation destinations may be just the ticket for physicians' next family trip in or away from the United States.
  Medscape, October 04, 2023