I always love this question too.
For me, I realized in med school that 1) the very best part of me was my interaction and connection with patients (you want to dedicate yourself to what you're naturally good at), and 2) medicine must be, above all, about deep patient-physician therapeutic relationships and psychiatry makes that the most important element of all specialties (many other specialties really do a disservice by de-emphasizing this).
Other things I have come to love that I couldn't appreciate as a med student:
- Psychiatry totally changes you for the better because you learn about human behavior and nature, about abuse and emotional scars, about peoples' difficult lives, and it matures you a lot as a human being.
- You're like a rock star to your patients. They will follow you if you move locations. They will tell their family and friends to go see you. If you're really good, you're become this great big inspirational force in lots of lives.
- You can heal people just by listening.... amazing. Some session I speak maybe 10 words max and the patient feels much better. It's all about showing you care... you can't fake it. Asking key questions at the key moments really count.
- No call if I don't want it. I can find plenty of jobs where I don't have to ever be on call again. Yes!
- Billions of cities across America need my services and are ready to pound down my door to have me. Job offer? Meet my 20% bonus on top of your offer and I'll think about it.
What I don't like at all:
- In some circles the stigma of being a psychiatrist. But I'm doing a fellowship and that will change my title so it won't really be as much an issue. But America is turning a corner and more people see us as vital doctors in society.
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Why I chose psychiatry
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