A psychiatrist crashes into telemedicine during the pandemic
As far as psychiatrists go, I admit I’m odd, even in a field known for its quirks. I’m fast-talking, irreverent, and most patients tell me I’m not what they expected, but they come back.
I’m not for everyone, and that’s OK. I love my field but didn’t always feel the field loved me.
At a conference workshop, as a PGY-III, in a room of 40 other psychiatrists, mostly attendings, the leader pulled …