VISTA Voice

As a psychiatrist, you’ve attended medical school, completed residency, and earned your M.D. to diagnose, treat and prevent mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders in your patients. You have the skills and abilities to provide psychological treatment, prescribe medications and perform specialized procedures in order to treat people with mental illness.

But beyond your educational background, there are other key qualities that are crucial to your role as a psychiatrist. They will help ensure you are providing quality care to your patients, as well as succeeding in your role. Here are the top five qualities of a competent psychiatrist.

There are many benefits to a career in locum tenens. You have more opportunities to travel, you can get exposure from diverse areas, and backgrounds and you can manage how, when, and where you want to work. However, there is a misconception that full-time clinicians in permanent positions can’t work locum tenens because there is little to no time to take on additional work and/or it may interfere with their current role.

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) across the country are celebrating the 20th annual National CRNA Week, January 20-26th. Established by the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA), National CRNA Week was created to educate the public about anesthesia patient safety, questions to ask prior to undergoing surgery, and the benefits of receiving care from nurses anesthetists.