Aryeh L. Goldberg is a psychiatry resident.

A guide for mental wellness while distancing: a psychiatrist’s perspective

Conditions
March 22, 2020

One week ago, a mere glance at my phone between patients would have sufficiently caught me up on 30 minutes of disconnect from both social and mainstream media. Today, as I closed one virtual appointment and waited for my 9 o’clock follow-up to join me on-line, I was met with 16 texts, 148 WhatsApp messages, and four breaking news alerts from a variety of apps. Yes, I was thinking about …

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A guide for mental wellness while distancing: a psychiatrist’s perspective

The effect of imposter syndrome on medical students

Education
March 1, 2014

I’ll never forget the anxiety of the first day of medical school. I was excited. I was enthusiastic. I was overwhelmed. But all of these emotions were humbly interrupted by my profound, palpable sense of otherness. I was surrounded by one hundred and sixty-seven brilliant peers, many from high-ranking undergraduate schools and each of whom had countless accomplishments in their already rich pasts. They clearly, unquestionably deserved to be here. …

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The effect of imposter syndrome on medical students