psychiatry

PGY-1, assistant or associate physician, externship or research positions in the following specialties: internal medicine, family medicine, pediatrics, internal medicine-pediatrics or psychiatry Willing to relocate without any geographical limitations. I would be able to start as soon as May...

I took 3 classes that classify as Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Science and the course name was PSCYTRY 199. I am unsure if that classifies as science or non-science because behavioral health is listed as a non-science whereas biobehavioral health is listed as "other science". This would make a...

Hello all, I recently completed my PGY-3 year in general psychiatry and originally matched into Indiana University for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry fellowship position. However, due to various personal reasons, I withdrew from the match and are now looking to get back into a program. Does...

MS-3.75 here—I'm having some trouble deciding what I want to be when I grow up. I like a lot of things. I loved Ophtho and ENT but really don’t want to be a surgeon. I hate it in there. So I don’t think the OR lyfe is for me. FM was good, but so too was everything else. Unexpectedly, I loved...

Okay so I'm a US/Caribbean grad from 2016, ECFMG certified. Here is my time-line: Step 1: 218, Step 2 ck: 205; 235. CS: pass on 2nd attempt; Step 3: 208 Had scheduled ck and cs to be right after finishing surgery and IM back to back in 2 different states-did not receive timely/decent advice...

Hello everyone, I am planning to start a private practice in the DC, Maryland, or Virginia area. I am undecided about whether to start a fee-for-service or insurance-based practice. I am leaning towards trying my luck with fee-for-service initially. It would seem that I would need to find an...

I provide in home therapy for children that have mental disabilities (Autism, Shaken Baby Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, Traumatic Brain Injury). I run programs that include verbal pronounciation, tact training, compliance and attentive skills, social cue skills (we practice having on going...

Current PGY2 psych in a NY/NJ area university program. Looking to move closer to my spouse who is currently a PGY1 OBGYN resident in Columbus OH.

Please email me at [email protected] with a one-liner about your psychiatry background in order to apply for a paid author opportunity (between $40-75 per accepted question). This is for board-style multiple choice questions with explanations. If you are interested in an opportunity to...

DO NOT QUOTE I'm not sure if I'm the only one who feels this way, but does anyone else feel like psychiatry is a pseudoscientific field? I've seen how psychiatrists diagnose patients, based on a collection of symptoms and are very subjective not only to the patient themselves, but also to the...

Hello all, I was wondering, do most (or all) physician-scientists do research in an area aligned with their medical practice? I know a common reason that many people go the MD/PhD route is so seeing patients can give them better insight that will help their research. However, I would just like...

Hello, I have spoken to my residency advisor from my school, I have talked to the MedEdits advisor (huge mistake), and I cannot get a reasonable estimate of which institutions I am competitive for. I finally shook 240's are average for the top 1-5 programs. What about the other schools? I...

I am interested in being a psychiatrist and have been applying to medical schools. I have been noticing however that medical school obviously involves a lot of time in other types of medicine that I am very unsure of my ability to do. I'm not really the type of person that loves blood and...

There is soup in the mountains

Is there a place where all the available residencies are listed each year with programs details? (e.g. website I assume). Ideally that can be accessed by someone who is not applying this year. I already know about Scutworks, so other resources preferred.

I wanted to find out how contracting with insurance plans works in psychiatry. Say for instance I'm working for a hospital outpatient clinic or mental health services org/non-profit or in an inpatient setting. Do I have to go through the exact same contracting /credentialing process that would...

Context: I've been accepted into several DO schools but am on hold at several MDs, wondering how to process my likely fate of becoming a DO. I think a part of me is just looking for validation of the choice to go the DO route in case I don't get into any MD programs, but I want to be completely...

Does anyone's residency/internship schedule have breaks or days off between end of work at one site and start of work at the next? If so, what does this look like in your program.

What are some ways to advertise a new cash-only solo psychiatry practice? Where do most people practicing in that setting get their patient referrals?

hi, would a PD, aPD, someone w more experience than me be able to comment on this? for applicants who are couples matching, do their respective departments talk to each other before ranking candidates? or is it pretty independent and they make their decisions as though the applicant is applying...

Hi guys, I’m wondering about the relative pros and cons between VA inpatient sites and university inpatient sites, specifically at places like U Michigan or Duke. I know the VA involves CPRS and a predominantly older male population that I would think shows less first break psychosis, mania...

We are currently accepting applications for a first-year fellow position in our child and adolescent psychiatry training program, start date July 2018. If you are interested in a program that provides clinical excellence, teaching, and mentoring, please contact our program for more information...

What type of personality do the happiest/most fulfilled psychiatrists tend to have? Does working as a psychiatrist have a negative impact on one's own mental health? I'd like to get some feedback on this and get an idea of what type of personality types tend to do best in the field. I'm also...

For practicing psychiatrists in private outpatient practice- what proportion of your patients are stable enough to be enjoyable to work with on some level? Also, how often do you feel unsafe in your one- on -one sessions? I've heard that physical attacks on mental health providers are relatively...

Hello everyone! It's been a long interview season. Hopefully most of you are done or at the finish line. As you probably know, rank lists entry begins TODAY. Rank lists are due in 38 days (February 21st @ 9pm EST). SOAP is in 57 days. And Match day is in 61 days (March 16th)!!! Please use...

I'm a current psychiatry resident at the University of Chicago. It's a great program and I'd definitely pick it again. Wanted to post here so any applicants who interviewed with us this year (or who are interested in interviewing next year) can post questions. Feel free to post here or PM me.

I recently interviewed at this program and seemed to like it but the PGY3 that showed us around seemed extremely jaded and didn't really have anything nice to say about the program (mentioned that this program wasn't even on his top 5 while ranking and it was his backup!). The other 2 PGY1's we...

Hi, I know there are a few similar threads on this topic but they are all from 2009, so I wanted a more updated response. I am a senior in high school and have applied to colleges with an intended major of psychology. I love the topic and want to major in it and my plan was to take medical...

Many of the places I've been this interview season have mentioned that this year was particularly high volume for applications to psych residencies. I was wondering if anyone had any more info about that? Is it slightly more than usual, or way more than usual? And do we have any idea whether...

I am an M4 who will soon be creating a rank list for psychiatry programs. I've been able to compare a lot of objective features in places, like climate, location, areas of particular strength/emphasis, and resident profiles. But one thing I haven't been able to get a sense of is "what it would...

I’m not sure that I have a specific idea for the direction of this thread but I’ve been having a growing sentiment recently that I was wondering if other people shared. Since moving to a new city for residency that happens to have multiple awesome and free art museums (one of which is a block...

Good international medical graduates often don’t get chosen for psychiatry residency programs in the United States. But now, psychiatry residents at Massachusetts General Hospital are using their own experience to help other international graduates succeed. They helped launch a program called...

Hi all, starting a geriatric rotation in a month and would love to have a textbook to read along during the rotation. Anyone have any good suggestions?

Immediate full-time opening in Williamsburg, VA INBOX ME IF INTERESTED IN APPLYING Salary: Up to $250k plus benefits (Depending on experience) Benefits: Relocation & Sign-on Bonus available, PTO, Weekends Off INCENTIVES • Sign-On Bonus for those new to state service in the amount of $10,000 •...

Can forensic psychiatrists work in a corrections facility or prison? What do they generally do? I really want to work in a corrections facility as a forensic psychiatrist. Also, do forensic psychiatrists do general psychiatry and have clinical patients on the side? Can they have their own...

Hi, all! I'm a PGY-3 psychiatry resident starting a moonlighting position soon and I'm wondering what you all think appropriate attire would be. The answer is, of course, "that depends," so I'm just looking for general thoughts. I will be working at an inpatient state psychiatric facility...

MOD NOTE: We are now going to have one thread for all of the inquiries for competitiveness, what are my chances, do I have a shot, can I get into ABC University, etc. Most of the other SDN forums have found success with having one thread, so we are going to adopt that going forward. 1. Please...

SDN will randomly select one member who posts here to receive a FREE 90-day subscription for the Psychiatry shelf exam - with over 385 dedicated Psychiatry questions - with DSM-5 updates! ExamGuru is a unique question bank focused preparing third year medical students for the shelf exams. Our...

SDN will be choosing a member who contributes to this thread to win a free 3-month Psychiatry COMAT subscription ($99 value)! COMQUEST creates and regularly updates high quality question banks for osteopathic medical students preparing to take national exams. The Psychiatry question bank has...

Hi everyone. I was wondering how the market for CAP clinician educator was like. In my institution (where child is very well regarded), there are far less child psych faculty than general adult. I hear that there's quite high demand on CAP across the country, but it seems more on the side of...