Today is an exciting and challenging time to train as a psychiatrist.
There is growing recognition that mental illnesses are prevalent, can be reliably diagnosed, and respond well to treatment. Our colleagues recognize that psychiatrists possess unique expertise in developing and delivering effective interventions for mental illness. There are few specialties more gratifying to practice. After a lifetime of practice as psychiatrists, most psychiatrists still say they made the right choice and would consider no other type of medical work as rewarding. Health care reform has created opportunities as well as problems for physicians.