"I am very grateful for the four years of training that I had at the BIDMC Harvard Psychiatry Residency Training Program. Learning was like breathing - constant and ongoing, thanks to the stellar array of attendings who were always excited and eager to provide real-time teaching when caring for high-acuity and medically complex patients on the inpatient and consult-liaison services. The outpatient training experience was exceptional with multiple weekly supervisors providing guidance in various therapy modalities and pharmacologic interventions. The flexible curriculum structure in third year also helped me to explore my interests in early psychosis, college mental health and child and adolescent psychiatry. In fourth year, I so appreciated the support from mentors who selflessly shared their wisdom about post-graduate career development and even the ins and outs of starting a private practice. Since graduation, I continue to be in regular contact with co-graduates, attendings and current residents, which makes me believe that others also share these sentiments about the supportive and empowering training experience offered at BIDMC."

"BIDMC provided thorough and thoughtful training that was vital in making me the psychiatrist I am. A highlight of BIDMC is the extensive training in both psychotherapy and community/public sector psychiatry. With years of psychotherapy supervision and longitudinal experiences in individual, group, and couples therapy with patients of all types, I came away from BIDMC feeling empowered by my psychotherapy skills. BIDMC partners with the Massachusetts mental health center (MMHC) to offer robust public-sector psychiatry training. At MMHC, I worked with often vulnerable and marginalized patient populations with severe and persistent mental illness. As the resident chief at MMHC, I learned the art of working on a multidisciplinary team. By working with social workers, occupational therapists, case managers, and nurses, I felt I could provide more well-rounded and better care. This experience led me to my current position at the Eliot Community Mental Health Center where I work on two outpatient teams including a PACT team. My residency challenged yet supported me to grow as a psychiatrist, and I am very grateful for my time at BIDMC.."

"My Beth Israel training was integral in making me the psychiatrist I am today. I come away with great pride and joy from the training experience. From the early experiences on the inpatient and partial hospital, learning how to provide individualized, evidence based care for the severely mentally ill to more advanced training in psychodynamic and behavioral therapy with a diverse therapy population. Supervisors and work colleagues encouraged and challenged me to excel in clinical knowledge, patient care and leadership. I feel grateful to have trained in an environment that balanced rigor and support so effortlessly."