Jake Ermolovich is a Class of 2024 medical student at the UVM Larner College of Medicine. Having recently finished a clinical clerkship rotation in psychiatry, he wrote a reflection about the six weeks he spent at Champlain Valley Physician’s Hospital in Plattsburgh, New York and the lessons he will take from it into his future rotations.
Remolding Trauma & Pain: A Reflection on Psychiatry Read More »
Written by Brian Rosen ’19
I excel at intellectualization. It is a fickle defense mechanism, allowing the observer to fully comprehend the situation in front of them without fully engaging in the emotional context…My habit towards intellectualization even followed me into psychiatry, a field that fully embraces the nuances and significance of human emotion. Read more…
Reflections on Butabika Psychiatric Hospital Read More »
Written by Kelsey Veilleux ’19
In 1998, Dr. Vincent Felitti, Dr. Robert Anda, and colleagues published “Relationship of Childhood Abuse and Household Dysfunction to many of the Leading Causes of Death in Adults: The Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE) Study,” which set the stage for further research about this very important topic. It certainly influenced Dr. Nadine Burke Harris’ work in ACEs and in her 2018 book, The Deepest Well.
Learning about Adverse Childhood Experiences in Medical School Read More »
