Different but similar: personality traits of surgeons and internists-results of a cross-sectional observational study.
Martin Nikolaus StienenFelix ScholtesRobin SamuelAlexander WeilAstrid WeyerbrockWerner SurbeckPublished in: BMJ open (2018)
These results indicate the existence of a distinct and consistent average 'physician personality'. Despite high variability within disciplines, there are moderate but solid and reproducible differences between surgical and medical specialties.