Specialty Choices for Burned Out Medical Students
We’re increasingly hearing about physician burnout, with roughly 50% to 60% of doctors exhibiting signs ... Read more
Sylvie Stacy, MD, MPH
Updated March 12, 2025 by Sylvie Stacy, MD, MPH
Psychiatry
Psychiatry refers to the medical specialty focused on mental health, diagnosis, and treatment.
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20 Questions: Psychiatrist Jessi Gold, MD, MS
Psychiatrist Jessi Gold, MD, MS, is the Chief Wellness Officer of the University of Tennessee ... Read more
Kyle Magatelli
Updated October 16, 2024 by Kyle Magatelli
Q&A with Physician-Comic Author: Dr. Omar Mirza
Dr. Omar Mirza is a consultation-liaison psychiatrist based in New York City. He also co-creates ... Read more
Christy Duan
Updated August 8, 2022 by Christy Duan
Q&A with Physician-Writer Patricia (Tia) Powell
Dr. Patricia (Tia) Powell is Director of the Montefiore Einstein Center for Bioethics, Director of the Einstein ... Read more
Christy Duan
Updated June 23, 2022 by Christy Duan
Combined Medicine and Psychiatry Training: It’s a Thing
Most people asking what discipline I was pursuing during my fourth year of medical school ... Read more
Guero
Updated June 24, 2022 by Guero
Entering Third Year With An Open Mind
By Adelle, Medical Student I went into my third year with a somewhat open mind ... Read more
Adelle
Updated June 25, 2022 by Adelle
Q&A with Dr. Harris Eyre, Psychiatry Trainee, Pharmacogeneticist
By Gloria Onwneme, Medical Student, University of Nottingham, UK Dr. Harris Eyre, MD, PhD, Fulbright ... Read more
Gloria Onwuneme
Updated June 25, 2022 by Gloria Onwuneme
Q&A with Dr. Ahmed Hankir, Psychiatrist and Mental Health Campaigner
Dr. Ahmed Hankir MBChB PGCert (Psychiatry) PGCert (Epidemiology) is a specialty trainee in psychiatry in ... Read more
Gloria Onwuneme
Updated June 26, 2022 by Gloria Onwuneme
Comics, Forensic Psych, and Dr. Pozios
Dr. Vasilis K. Pozios is a board-certified physician in forensic and general psychiatry, mental health ... Read more
Christy Duan
Updated August 8, 2022 by Christy Duan
Q&A with Physician-Author Femi Oyebode
Dr Femi Oyebode is a Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Birmingham and a ... Read more
Gloria Onwuneme
Updated June 26, 2022 by Gloria Onwuneme
20 Clinical Practice Guidelines That Medical Students Should Know
Updated February 17, 2022. The article was updated to correct minor grammatical errors and formatting. ... Read more
Guideline Central
Updated June 26, 2022 by Guideline Central
Q&A with Dr. Alison Stansfield, Learning Disability Psychiatrist
Alison Stansfield, MBChB, MRCPsych, MD is the clinical lead and consultant psychiatrist for the Leeds ... Read more
Gloria Onwuneme
Updated June 26, 2022 by Gloria Onwuneme
Mental Health and More: A Look at Psychiatry
Central to the skillset of every physician is the differential diagnosis; this is the process ... Read more
Brent Schnipke
Updated February 28, 2019 by Brent Schnipke
Question & Answer with Physician-Author Dr. Damon Tweedy
Dr. Damon Tweedy is an assistant professor of psychiatry at Duke University Medical Center and a staff physician ... Read more
Christy Duan
Updated June 26, 2022 by Christy Duan
Q&A with Physician Writer Christine Montross
Dr. Christine Montross is Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior and the Director of ... Read more
Christy Duan
Updated June 26, 2022 by Christy Duan
Of Capacity and Communication
I am about 45 minutes from the end of my night float shift, that dangerous ... Read more
Megan Riddle
Updated June 27, 2022 by Megan Riddle
Atypical Drugs of Abuse
While some associate prescription drugs with expense and inconvenience, others seek out the drugs, lying ... Read more
Lee Burnett
Updated February 27, 2019 by Lee Burnett
20 Questions: Michael Rack, MD, Sleep Medicine
Michael Rack, MD grew up in Southern California. He graduated from the University of Iowa ... Read more
Lee Burnett
Updated June 27, 2022 by Lee Burnett
