MBDTF

EDIT: No longer available, switched already school interviewing at: McMaster specialty: Psych current interview date: March 8 date would like to switch to: March 26

I went through a very similar experience and had a lot of similar thought processes in my first year. A few things that may help: 1) Mentorship is incredibly important and you need to advocate for this. Not sure what school you go to but try to talk to student affairs and be connected to residents or docs. Many have had these thoughts related to burnout and they can provide valuable perspective / challenge some of these thoughts 2) When COVID settles down try to get some clinical shadowing in. I found it really helped bring back why we're here in the first place. Preclerkship can feel like a grind when you're stuck in the books and seeing people and how docs operate can be helpful for perspective and be much needed fulfillment 3) Clerkship for me has been 10x better for similar reasons to #2 4) Read through some of these for some more perspective: https://residentdoctors.ca/resident-profile/programs/family-medicine/

Agreed! Super disappointed.

What's the breakdown like for billing in Ontario for in-patient vs outpatient psychiatrists?

I was told by a staff that with the OMA's recent relativity changes, psychiatrists are getting the second highest increase at 8%? Not sure if someone can confirm that

Also interested in this! And hearing more about what kind of training one can do & what a practice might look like as a GP psychotherapist

Hey everyone, I was looking around and it seemed like a lot of the threads were older, but I'd love to ask if anyone was comfortable sharing their experiences with mental illness during medical school/residency and what it was like. I'm still a pre-clerk but have had some bad depression & anxiety (which I am getting treatment for, counseling, etc.), but it's still incredibly difficult to deal with in a very high-achieving environment. I'm not so interested in how it affects your applications, etc, and disclosing as there was a thread on that earlier. As some of you may be well aware, mental illness can feel extremely isolating so I'm sure some people lurking around would also benefit from hearing stories. If people would be open to sharing their story dealing with the adversity in medical school, experiences with medication, clerkship experiences with mental illness, motivation to study while ill, how to 'take it easy' / go slower compared to others, specialty choices with an illness, etc., I think it would be super useful and motivating. Thanks in advance!!