What a Resident Psychiatrist at Yale Medical School wishes they had known before entering the Psychiatry industry
Robert, a Resident Psychiatrist at Yale School of Medicine, found the daily stimulation and engagement unexpectedly rewarding; the work constantly presents "situations that you've never encountered before," requiring both "social savvy and interpersonal skills as well as the intellectual and analytical skills."
Career Exploration, Stimulating Work Environment, Interpersonal Skills, Analytical Skills, Problem-Solving
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Robert Palmer
Resident Psychiatrist
Yale School of Medicine
University of Southern California
Yale School of Medicine (MD)
Biology & Related Sciences
Healthcare, Medical & Wellness
Medical
Honors Student, Scholarship Recipient
Video Highlights
1. Each day is stimulating and engaging.
2. The role requires a combination of social savvy, interpersonal, intellectual, and analytical skills.
3. The work is challenging and will expose you to new situations daily.
Transcript
What have you learned about this role that you wish someone would have told you before you entered the industry?
For me, in psychiatry, what I've found really rewarding is that each day feels stimulating and engaging. If someone had told me, "Rob, you're going to show up to work each day and be stimulated, challenged, and not get bored easily," that would have been good to know.
It would have made it all the more enticing or appealing to me. I was already committed to being a psychiatrist, but knowing that patients would say things or there would be situations I'd never encountered before would have been a significant draw. It requires both social savvy and interpersonal skills, as well as intellectual and analytical skills.
That combination is what I find really stimulating and rewarding.
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