I decided I wanted to do psychiatry when I was working as a nurse in oncology and orthopaedics in Miami Beach. So many people were coming in with psychiatry issues like depression as well as medical complaints. The doctors and nurses didn't have time to talk to the patients and address those issues while doing everything else. We have a great department chair, and a very supportive, hands-on residency director.
Research is an incredible strength here.
I'm very impressed that he's so personally involved. He actually cares that we understand what's going on, that it's a real learning experience for us. He's down to earth and very non-threatening. He presents to us, we present to him, and of course he's already read it all, but he's very nice about it. And it's not as if he has nothing to do.