For Residents
For Residents
Finding fulfillment in a psychiatry clinical teaching role
On my third day as a PGY-4 junior attending on the inpatient psychiatric ward, 2 new PGY-1 residents, 2 medical students, and I stood in the wee...
Residents' Voices
Career Choices: Navy Psychiatry
In this Career Choices, Siddhi Bhivandkar, MD, spoke with Captain Paulette T. Cazares, MD, MPH. Dr. Cazares is Director for Mental Health at U.S....
Residents' Voices
Constipation: A potentially serious adverse effect of clozapine that’s often overlooked
This case report describes a patient who received clozapine and experienced constipation that led to an intestinal obstruction.
For Residents
Death anxiety among psychiatry trainees during COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has evoked extreme fear at a collective level.
For Residents
Virtual residency/fellowship interviews: The good, the bad, and the future
As a psychiatry resident in the age of COVID-19, many of my educational experiences have undergone adjustments.
For Residents
COVID-19’s religious strain: Differentiating spirituality from pathology
As we grapple with COVID-19, the search for answers, comfort, how to cope, and how to make sense of it all has become paramount.
Residents' Voices
When my patient doesn’t want my help
Since beginning my psychiatry residency, I have come to dread situations in which I feel like the antagonist in my patient’s life.
Commentary
Trainee-in-parenting in the time of COVID-19
My role as a mother expands and contracts in hard-won harmony with my role as a psychiatry resident.
For Residents
Strengthening faith during coronavirus: An Islamic perspective
'Ramadan will be depressing this year,' a patient told me as I entered the room for an evaluation.
For Residents
Journey from first name to last name: Pursuing my dream
After graduating from medical school in India, where I was born and raised, I came to the United States in 2009 to expand my medical knowledge.
For Residents
Assessing decision-making capacity
Following a consistent, focused process for a psychiatric interview can help psychiatry residents complete a DMC assessment.