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Maybe things are different in America (you certainly seem to abuse your residents far more), I only really know and have experience with doctors from the Nordics and Germany.
Most doctors here absolutely do not have research, teaching and administrative duties that take place outside of work hours. Some do, like those pursuing MDs, but those a fairly small minority. Most attendings are "just" working and for most of them this work overwhelmingly takes place during office hours, including things like teaching.
The specific stressors they face are different, like the very long shifts, working nights and ethical stress.
Yeah the environment couldn't be more different - stress is going to be the same (not even long hours depending on the country) but the way US physicians have hundreds of thousands of dollars of debt, can be compensated very well (depending on speciality), have to deal with the nonsense of the U.S. health system, wearing of multiple hats and so make them functionally a different class of job.
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