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Q. Does it matter where I go for med school if I want to be a psychiatrist?A. All medical schools in the US are accredited and you would get a good education from anyone of them. You would also be able to match into Psychiatry from any school. Your competitiveness will hinge on your USMLE scores, AOA membership, class rank, LORs, research etc.Psychiatry is chosen by a select few and is less competitive. But the majority of students change their specialty choices several times during the course of training. You should not choose your medical school based on your current interest in Psychiatry. At the moment, psychiatrists are in demand. And they are the least likely to be sued frivolously.PsychiatryOverview of the SpecialtyPsychiatrists specialize in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of psychiatric disorders including mental, emotional and behavioral disorders and in the common medical and neurological disorders that relate to the practice of psychiatry.Training RequirementsTraining consists of a minimum of four years of postgraduate education. There were 211 psychiatry residency training programs accredited by the ACGME for 2014/15 that offered 1,353 categorical/advanced positions.Subspecialty/fellowship training following completion of a psychiatry residency training program is available in addiction psychiatry, child and adolescent psychiatry, forensic psychiatry, geriatric psychiatry, pain management, psychosomatic medicine, hospice and palliative medicine, and sleep medicine. Detailed information about the scope of these subspecialty training programs, number of positions offered, and length of training is available in the AMA's online database, FREIDA.Best Global Universities for Psychiatry/PsychologyThe fields of psychiatry and psychology deal with the study of the mind and behavior. Topics include applied, biological and organizational psychiatry and psychology, as well as the identification and treatment of psychiatric disorders. These are the world's top universities for psychiatry and psychology, based on their reputation and research in the field.#1 Harvard University United States Cambridge, MA#2 King's College London United Kingdom London#3 Stanford University United States Stanford, CA#4 Yale University United States New Haven, CT#5 University of California--Los Angeles United States Los Angeles, CA#6 Columbia University United States New York, NY#7 University College London United Kingdom London#8 University of California--San Diego United States La Jolla, CA#9 Tie University of Pennsylvania United States Philadelphia, PA#9 Tie University of Pittsburgh United States Pittsburgh, PA#11 Duke University United States Durham, NC#12 University of Toronto Canada Toronto, Ontario#13 University of Oxford United Kingdom Oxford#14 University of Michigan--Ann Arbor United States Ann Arbor, MI#15 University of Cambridge United Kingdom Cambridge#16 Johns Hopkins University United States Baltimore, MD#17 Washington University in St. Louis United States St. Louis, MO#18 University of California--Berkeley United States Berkeley, CA#19 University of Minnesota--Twin Cities United States Minneapolis, MN#20 New York University United States New York, NYRigorous psychiatry training helps medical students relate with their future patients, experts say.By Ilana Kowarski, Reporter | March 27, 2017, at 9:30 a.m.Experts say that the prevalence of mental illness means that every future doctor needs a solid foundation of psychiatric training during medical school. (BRUCE AYRES/GETTY IMAGES)A serious mental illness can be costly. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, U.S. workers lose nearly $200 billion in wages every year when mental health problems interfere with their ability to work."There's a huge need and a lot of good that people can do in this field," says Dr. Brett Kaylor, chief resident in psychiatry at Augusta University in Georgia.Medical school professors and practicing physicians say that every medical student needs rigorous training in the fundamentals of psychiatry during medical school, even those who do not intend to specialize in psychiatry after medical school.Here are three reasons why experts say it is essential to attend a medical school that offers a comprehensive introduction to psychiatry.[See data on the global shortage of mental health care providers.]1. Future doctors should be prepared to treat patients who suffer from a mental illness. Experts say no matter what a medical student's career plans are, he or she will most likely encounter many patients with mental health concerns as a physician. According to statistics from the National Alliance on Mental Illness, nearly a fifth of U.S. adults cope with a mental illness in a given year. Experts say it is difficult to provide this large segment of the U.S population with effective medical care without understanding their psychiatric condition and its impact on their overall health."The brain is a complicated organ, and these are complicated diseases that have a major impact on other organs," says Dr. Joe Parks, medical director for the National Council for Behavioral Health and professor at the Missouri Institute of Mental Health at University of Missouri—St. Louis.Parks says that training in psychiatry is particularly important for medical students who plan to focus on primary care or internal medicine. "Psychiatric illnesses are the most common illnesses that a general practitioner runs into," Parks says. "They are the most common cause of disability."Parks says that all medical students should have at least six weeks of clinical rotations in psychiatry and ideally eight weeks. "Choose medical schools that have longer psych rotations," he says. "Four weeks is not adequate."2. Psychiatry offers important lessons on how doctors can establish strong relationships with patients. Experts say that clinical training in psychiatry teaches medical students how to empathize with patients even when they are being difficult, which is a transferable skill that medical students can apply throughout their careers as doctors.“At the core of all medicine, no matter what specialty you are dealing with is the patient – the person," says Dr. Jeffrey Lieberman, a professor of psychiatry and chair of the psychiatry department at Columbia University. "There needs to be the ability to develop a rapport and a therapeutic relationship with the person."Lieberman, who is also the psychiatrist-in-chief at New York-Presbyterian University Hospital of Columbia and Cornell, says that training in psychiatry is one of the best ways for medical students to learn how to communicate effectively with their patients. "It'll help you no matter what you do," he says.Kaylor of Augusta University says psychiatry requires doctors to relate to patients on a personal level. “It offers a much deeper connection to people and what’s meaningful to them than some other specialties.”[Explore how medical school education is changing.]3. Psychiatrists are in demand. According to a 2016 report from the Association of American Medical Colleges, there is a severe shortage of psychiatrists in the U.S. The report showed that 2,800 additional psychiatrists are needed to fulfill the current level of demand for mental health services.Because of this national shortage, there are often more seats in psychiatry residency programs than there are applicants for those programs, except for elite psychiatry residency programs, Lieberman says. This means that a medical student who opts to specialize in psychiatry has a higher chance of matching with a residency program than if he or she chose a different specialty, he says.Another benefit of studying psychiatry during medical school and setting the stage for a psychiatry career, experts say, is that there are an abundant number of jobs in this field."One pleasant surprise about psychiatry is that the job market is unbelievable," says Dr. Edward Zawadzki, a private practice psychiatrist in South Florida. "You can pick up and go anywhere in the country and get a respectable job."Caveat: Psychiatrists rarely get sued!Ilana Kowarski covers graduate schools for U.S. News. You can reach her via email at [email protected] in U.S. Medical Students’ Specialty Interests over the Course of Medical SchoolAll Class of 2003 medical students at 15 US schools were invited to complete 3 questionnaires, at first year orientation (1999), orientation to clinical rotations/wards (typically between the second and third years), and senior year (2002–2003). Several interesting findings emerged. First, the most common specialty choices among freshman students were pediatrics (20%) and surgery (18%), and the 2 specialties least likely to be chosen were psychiatry (1%) and preventive medicine/public health (1%).Students may enter medical school relatively familiar with some disciplines, such as pediatrics and surgery (and thus having a high level of interest in these areas), but may be less familiar with other disciplines, like psychiatry and preventive medicine. In addition, stigma, perceived lack of prestige, and inadequate inclusion in the premedical undergraduate curriculum could account for this initial low level of interest.Second, while there was some stability in specialty choice, most students changed their specialty choices, either by the time of ward orientation or by senior year, regardless of the initial specialty interest. When changing to another specialty, a non-PC specialty was the most likely new choice. Less than one third of those initially interested in PC remained interested at all 3 time points, compared to more than two thirds of those initially interested in non-PC. Consistent with earlier reports, only 20–45% of medical students ultimately choose the specialty that they had been initially most interested in.Most students do not ultimately choose the specialty they originally prefer, and that the direction of change is typically away from PC. Students wanting a high-prestige career were more likely to be interested in a non-PC specialty than a PC specialty at all 3 time points, and almost half of students reported that prestige was important.Specialty decisions often change during residency, and a substantial portion of physicians change specialties after entering practice, caused in part by general dissatisfaction with their choice because of lifestyle incompatibility and negative practice experiences.Dissatisfaction by specialty regarding specialty choice/medical career choice.A source of dissatisfaction is the likelihood of malpractice claim regardless of merit, by specialty.

It went as expected!!Here I will try to share you all my observation, experience and personal findings in the entire process of IOCL.IOCL being the top most recruiter and endorser of our college Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, Amethi, visited here on February 29, 2020.SELECTION CRITERIA:Based on CPI of students a total of 17 students were shortlisted in 5 categories.GD & GT, though these were not eliminatory rounds.Personal Interview.Although IOCL took the batch profile a month before but it told that it is coming for interview just 2 days before!On the day of IOCL's visit;At very first we were given a short presentation about IOCL by an HR manager. Our documents were verified by him. I observed he was giving a unique look at me and my documents. That look made me to think positive for the result :‑). Although I was always positive towards the result since when I was in my 2nd year, provided IOCL comes college. ;-)Ok, then we were divided in two batches for GD and GT. First 9 students in one batch rest 8 in other batch.Some professor was called from JNU, may be, to give us marks in GD & GT.GD Topic:Can Nationalism have multiple definitions?( Looking to CAA/NRC protests in the recent, I guess this topic was suggested.)My observations what one should do for a good GD.Put creative points.Take a lead.Listen to everyone patiently, boost their morale.Try to include everyone in the discussion.Remember if you are really listening to everyone carefully and observer notices you, then he might ask you to conclude the discussion. So be prepared! ;)GT Topic:You study in this college whereas there are many children you can see outside your campus, for them this campus is mere a dream . What as a compassionate student can you do in this regard to improve the socio-economic status and bring educational awareness among the residents?Well, ARPAN the social club of RGIPT, is already serving the purpose here. Of which I was a part. I had observed many things in the same regard. So this GT was just a platform of expression for me.I think the topics for GD & GT were decided by the JNU Professor himself at the same moment. And he had to observe not the knowledge but the behaviour of students.OK so, GD & GT was done and in the next half, after the lunch we had to face interviews.Personal Interview:I was the first guy in the list, can say topper of the General category :-P, so I was called first for the interview.Panel Discription:There were 5 members in the panel. I will address them with letters G, U, P, T & A.Starting from my left,G Sir was a psychologist I felt.U Sir was from HR department, was asking HR questions to me.P Sir, in the center asked the most of the questions related to refinery, my btp, chemical engineering etc.T Ma’am , was making a frowning face at the starting but later she gave no expression. Her expression was very difficult to read.A Sir was there to judge behavioural aspect of the student, I guess.I will indicate the panelist who asked what question in braces to every Question.So, here are the questions that were asked and the answers I gave.Woahaa ready?? My heart was pumping little fast at the moment but I told you I knew the result so I was eager as well. ;)Q.1 Hello Raj, tell me something about yourself. (A)Ans. Name, clg name, school name, I am from, family background, etc.. I didn't speak so much because I felt whatever they feel is important to them they can ask on their own. So no need to furnish details and surround yourself with back Questions. That is what they did. Ma'am herself asked the below Question to complete the first Question.Q.2 And why you chose chemical engineering and this college? (T)Ans. Because, I was good in chemistry in my intermediates specially in Physical Chemistry everytime the highest marks compared to other subjects, motivated me to take chemical engineering course. Through my jee advanced rank I was not able to get a seat at IITs. So, I applied here at RGIPT and was selected too. RGIPT too is an institute of national importance. Well known for its academic excellence alongwith it having decent placement stats.Q.3 Ok alright! Why IOCL? (P)Ans. Indian Oil being a maharatna and a fortune five hundred company has its domain in refinery, marketing ( of both oil and gas) and pipelines will give me the best platform to showcase my talent. Besides, as it has its root all over India so give me ample opportunity to see my country's all horizons.Indian oil is best in providing benefits to it's employees and the medical facilities it provides in unmatched.Comment: They were not satisfied much May be they thought I was speaking just the same thing which all around the students speak. Nothing new. And that is what I wanted, I did not want to make my special in this question.Actually I literally don't like these repetitive HR Questions being asked over n oven again. And we people just speak anything ;). I just wanted let these question go and please come with some out of the box Questions. I really find myself free, relaxed and in enjoying mode when the things are new, never before, extraordinary and out of the box.Q. 4 What IOCL can gain from you or why we should recruit you? (In a laughing mood he asked). (U)Ans. Because of my chemical engg. knowledge, passion for chemical engg. and my problem solving ability.Q.5 Can you narrate us an incident where you solved some real life problems.(U)Ans. That's a long story.Comment: U Sir was listening nicely but P sir was not interested at all, as the story was a bit long and they were lacking in time. Though it was first interview of the day but still they were aware of time. So in the last P Sir asked you got your bag or not? :-PThis attitude made me realise they really don't want any other capability other than your academics. They were really much inclined towards academics this time. Lag rha Refinery hi milega kya! Chalo acha hi hain!Situational Questions:Q.6 Suppose your boss gave you a task and he asked for the way you will solve the probelm? You told him but he says it would fail. Now how would you convince him that it would work? (U)Ans. Gave them a way. (I guess you guys don't need that answer. Will update it later. Thak gya yar type karke!)It satisfied them to some extent. Asked for another question.Q.7 Tell me your experience with any of the IOCL product.(U)Ans. I narrated them a story w.r.t. to the experience of another fellow that I observed. Some of the panelists really liked story but the questionnaire (U sir) said, I asked your personal experience. I then said Sir, since I don't ride bike ;) nor purchased LPG cylinders on my own. This my father does. ( He was OK but he made a slight frowning face, may be he wanted to say IOCL ko halke me leta hain??). ;)Comment: If some questions that you have not prepared before try to escape from those questions. Because at the moment if you try to make any answer it is really traceable that you are making up things. And in that too if they are asking for opinions. Literally avoid such situations. Be neutral.Ok, in the mean time, Sir P, interrupted and asked for projects.Q. 8 What was your BTech project? (P)Ans. I guess not needed for you!Q.9 How you get to know that water has pollutants in it? (P)Ans. Told about many properties I would check. In that COD, BOD also came so they asked.Q.10 What is BOD and COD? (P)Ans. I just gave them Full forms. Was about to give them details too but I stopped myself. Because I thought as already they are lacking in time and what is asked it is required to answer that only. No need to encircle yourself with unwanted Questions.Q.11 At what stage would you introduce your catalyst. (P)Few other questions were asked related to project.Q.12 Now tell me what exactly we do in a refinery? (P)Ans. I explained them in full, imports and exports then various units the crude is introduced, like desalter to ADU, VDU, Coking units, Desulphurisation, blending, mixing and what not. In short told about various products too.Comment: They listened to my answer carefully though was long but, I think they just wanted a simple concise answer. This long answer was also good, they liked it, as it was evident from their body movements.Q.12 Have you heard that from April 1 we will introduce BS6 fuel in the market? (P)Ans. Yes Sir, I said.Q.13 So tell me what are its characteristics? And what changes in a refinery will you make to achieve this fuel compared to previous one?(P)Ans. I told about 10 ppm sulphur content and also about emission standards. The changes that I will make in hydrodesulphurisation unit etc.Q.14 He then asked the emission standards are related to fuel or engine? (P)And. I said it is related to engine. Explained few more things for the standard.There were all satisfied with these answer. No question I missed. Bhai Bala Sir ne padhaya hain hame jo IOCL waalo ko bhi training dete hain yha campus me. Petroleum Refining to naso me behta hain!! Koi bhi question do bhar denge jamke :-PBhai iske baad zara Questions ke level dekho just lag raha formality kar rahe hain IOCL waale iske baad! :-PQ.15 Now about IOCL let us check how much you know about IOCL.Name of Chairman, Number of refineries, their capacities, products etc. started to flash in my mind but, he in turn asked who is current Petroleum minister? (A)Ans. Immediately Mr. Dharmendra Pradhan I said.Comment: May be he wanted to confuse or wanted to check presence of mind, so he asked this simple question which is unrelated to IOCL specifically.Now about chemical engineering, he said, looked at my face and wanted to check how confident I was.This time I didn't show my confidence. Because I feel wherever I show my confidence there I fail. So I gave no expression. I won't show my confidence rather will tell you the answer with confidence.Q.16 He then said you have wrote thermodynamics as your area of interest so tell me what is LMTD. (P)Ans. I told the full form. ( But in my mind I said Sir, lmtd heat transfer se related h thermo se nhi, anyways kuch nhi bola main because he was favouring me everywhere in the next half of my interview). :-PQ.17 He said go and write the expression on the board. (P)This was the best part of the interview,I went there made a plot of co-current arrangement. I took just 15–20 seconds thinking to label temperature Tc1 , Tc2 , Th1, and Th2. Remember, you guys??.So, It took me 20 seconds to plan for expression for LMTD. In the mean time P Sir got no chill, he started to help me…said “log” …as a hint.Ohh God! I thought Sir is underestimating me. (Main man me bola, Chhodo ab simple expression likho bas vhi chahiye inko.) Then I wrote ∆T1 and ∆T2 as the difference in the either side. And wrote that lmtd expression very very fast just to bridge the gap of time I took earlier. The moment when I started writing ∆T1 very fast…P sir got very satisfied he said don't get nervous. ( Main man me bola yar nervous nhi hu …Main Kuch bada chah rhà tha par tum log ka train chhuta ja raha h) :-PLooking at the speed I wrote the expression they all became so happy …everyone smiled. I got to know I am done!A Sir told me come and sit. And then he just asked how was your GD&GT.I said it was Good Sir! Kuch face reading kar rhe the Sir! BC professor kuch ulta pulta marks de diya hoga…ya confirm kar rhe the ki shi me acha tha ..pta nhi..I then was allowed to leave.Verifying Officer told me to fill the feedback form of the entire interview process.I came out happily. But I was thinking interview was short. I asked to other guys they said it had taken 25 minutes. I thought 25 minutes went but I just answered few questions! Although 25 minutes was still less for me I wanted it to go more but no useless HR questions please. :-PI really enjoyed the entire interview process. The panelists were all young and dynamic. They were asking the necessary questions to bring the real us before. Definitely IOCL is one the best recruiter of the nation. I really find myself lucky that I would be a part of it.IOCL selected only 3 candidates at the end. 1 from Gen category, that was me by the way. Two others were from EWS and OBC each.IOCL has still not sent us joining letters. May be they are waiting for their GATE interview process to finish and engage the students from both channels in training simultaneously.Answer originally written on Nov 3, 2020.Edit: We have joined IOCL Paradip Refinery on December 1, 2020, in the Refinery division itself. (updated on 5/12/2020).Thank You for Reading!!Any Questions are always welcomed!

Hello!It's great that you're looking into studying a language abroad -- it's a fantastic experience!Also, since I'm only knowledgeable about the China Summer program, here's a link to the NSLI-Y Alumni Ask page on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/AskNSLIYAlumni/Now to (try my best to) answer your questions :)Which language is most useful?That's kind of hard to answer. All the NSLI-Y languages are "critical languages," so any one of them will be beneficial to your future endeavors.All three of the languages you're leaning towards are great, but I would recommend Arabic or Chinese, rather than Korean, because they have more applicable uses outside of their respective countries. Furthermore, Chinese is spoken by a large population and Arabic is spoken across a large part of the world.Other than that, what is your reason for wanting to learn a foreign language? Is it a hobby? Do you also hope to utilize your language skills in a future career? If so, what career? Different careers demand different languages, like how most pre-med and pharmacy students choose to learn Spanish.A lot of the people on my NSLI-Y trip were students looking to go into an International Relations and International Business related field, or work, in some capacity, for the U.S. Government. Some just really enjoyed Chinese, or wanted to live/work in China in the future. I, personally, am an Economics major who has a hobby for languages.Lastly, each country has a lot to offer. Not only the sights, but the culture across the various languages are unique. Something that might help you make a decision is to look into the cultural aspects of each country. What appeals to you? You might find yourself utterly captivated by a certain culture, like my friend who ended up going on the program to Jordan.My ExperienceI'm an NSLI-Y summer alumni, so I can't really speak for how the year program went, but I can share a bit about my summer experience in Suzhou, China (2013).I went to China during the summer after my senior year of high school, and by then had four years of Mandarin Chinese (including AP Chinese) under my belt. This isn't a requirement or anything for the program, though. In my year they accepted around 100-120 kids for Mandarin Chinese. In our application we had filled out a thorough questionnaire about our language ability, and based on that we were split into groups of ~20. Each group goes to a different city. Within each city, we are once again tested by our host institution, and placed into different classes by our proficiency. You can also request to be moved up and down if you find your class too easy or too difficult.Before we flew to China, all of us had a joint two-day orientation in Washington D.C. We went over program rules and guidelines, simple safety procedures, and most of all, we got to meet our Resident Directors. Our RDs are the main go-tos for issues with our host family, money, health, school, anything. All the Resident Directors are incredibly nice and knowledgeable, and you will see them every day in school.In China, we stayed with host families (I had host parents and a host younger sister). The majority of my spoken language acquisition was through my interaction with my family. For example, I learned that rather than saying "I feel sick", it is common to say "I feel uncomfortable" (kinda hard to explain in English, but essentially, you learn a lot of cultural colloquialisms).This was a typical weekday:Eat breakfast at homeRide to school on a public bus (For me it was a thirty minute bus ride. Some students walked from five minutes away, others were driven, some commuted from an hour away)Start classes at school around 9:00am until 12:00pm: My class had around 8-9 people. We had three different teachers, and each focused on different aspects of language (reading, writing, speaking, and listening). We were tested often and required to maintain about a C average. The textbooks, study materials (notebooks), etc, were provided for us.Eat lunch as an entire group: We always ate as an group with our RD at a restaurant near our schoolCulture Lessons at 1:00am until 3-4:00am: We participated in a variety of cultural activities, from calligraphy to Taichi. In one of our lessons we stitched a type of "good-luck drawstring pouch". On other occasions, we would travel around Suzhou as a group. Our host siblings often joined us for these activities.After classes ended, we were pretty much left to our own devices. Curfew is 10:00pm for everyone, but host-family curfew takes priority to this (if it's earlier). My host family usually expected me home by 6:00-6:30pm, so I normally enjoyed wandering around on my own or with other students in my spare time. A famous shopping street (观前街, guàn qián jiē) was literally across from our school, so many of us went there to have bubble tea, read at the bookstore, etc.After a bus-ride home, I usually spent the rest of the evening studying (I had plenty of homework to keep me busy), taking a break for dinner at around 7:30pm with my host family.I went to bed around 11:00pm each night.A typical weekend is different for every student. My host family liked to take me to see various gardens, which are some of the attractions that Suzhou is known for. We also went to a karaoke place once, and on another occasion, my host sibling and I met with my friend and her host sibling and baked cookies together. I also went to a movie with my host sibling. Essentially, there is a variety of things you can do, but a lot of it depends on your host family.We took one trip as an entire group during the weekend though, and that was to see Shanghai, which is approximately an hour ride away from Suzhou.Lastly, expectations in terms of a student's "role" is different in each country. My host family expected me to study often and was a lot more involved in how I spent my time than some other students' families. The expectations weren't different from my own family so it didn't bother me, but I know some other students felt like their host families were too involved or too un-involved in their experience.Anyways, I really enjoyed my trip. Just remember that you are expected to study hard because the focus of your trip is culture and language. Our tests were pretty challenging, but I felt like my language ability improved by a great amount (NSLI-Y required us to take an OPI (Oral Proficiency Interview) before and after the trip to gauge our language progress).Immersive language learning is far more rewarding than just learning in a classroom. The speed at which you improve is greater because you're forced to live the language, especially in a country where English isn't commonly spoken as a second language. I ended up learning medical terms when I went into the drug-store to buy band-aids, etc -- something I wasn't forced to learn in my high school Chinese class.Resources:This NSLI-Y alumni created a list of blogs from various other NSLI-Yers (up to 2012):http://kelseygoesabroad.wordpress.com/newer-nsli-y-blogs/older-nsli-y-blogs/You can google "NSLI-Y" plus whatever country/program and you'll come up with a ton of blogs. I looked at a lot of the China summer ones to get an idea of what to expect before I went.It's also a great idea to join the NSLI-Y community, especially on Facebook. You'll get a lot of great information, and can meet people before you go on your trip.NSLI-Y Facebook Page:https://www.facebook.com/nsliforyouth.pageNSLI-Y China Applicants, Alumni, etc.:https://www.facebook.com/groups/nsliy.china/I hope my ridiculously long post (sorry about that!) gave you an overview of the program! Whatever language/country you end up picking, I'm sure you'll have a great experience!Good luck on your application!