Psychiatry

Written by Molly Markowitz ’18
As a third year medical student on my psychiatry rotation who aspires to someday work with children and families, I was in my element recently in clinic with a child psychiatrist at UVM Medical Center. Legos strewn across the floor, a magical looking jungle filled with plastic animals in the corner, and a life-sized stuffed dog on the black leather couch set the stage for our patient visits. On my first morning, we were meeting with a New American family who was there for an autism assessment for one of their children.