Recently, a PCP changed a patient’s psychiatric regimen, and I ain’t gonna lie… I was feeling a type of way. 😂📞 “Dr. Unknown, what are you doing, bro?!” Initially, it felt like a boundary was crossed. But we’re all on the same team, and I appreciate that my patient has another physician looking out for them. Primary care does a LOT of mental health care. An analysis found that primary care providers prescribed nearly 74% of antidepressant and anti-anxiety medication fills. There is such a lack of psychiatrist around the country and it’s a void we may never fill for a long time. So, much love to my PCP colleagues, just keep me in the loop when we’re changing the game plan! 😂 Same patient. Same team. Let’s communicate. 😁😁 • • • #Psychiatry #PrimaryCare #DoctorHumor #CollaborativeCare #TheHoodPsychDoc

Nathaly Ramirez deserved to watch her daughter grow up. She was pushed from 15 stories high with her 8 month old. The child is in critical condition but Nathaly unfortunately passed away. My heart is with her baby, her family, and everyone grieving this devastating loss. 💔 As someone from the Bronx and a psychiatry resident, this hits close to home. Domestic violence can leave wounds you cannot see, fear, depression, trauma, and a loss of safety that affects survivors and children. Before asking, “Why didn’t she leave?” understand that leaving an abusive relationship can carry serious danger. To the men watching, jealousy, rejection, and heartbreak never justify threats, control, or violence. Hold your friends accountable. Respect boundaries. Respect someone’s right to leave. 📞 National Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-799-7233 📱 Text START to 88788 🚨 Immediate danger: call 911 Share this to help someone find support. • • • #DomesticViolenceAwareness #EndDomesticViolence #SurvivorSupport #MentalHealthAwareness #TheHoodPsychDoc

Imagine if I believed them when they said I couldn’t. I SOAPed into family medicine and gave it a real chance, but psychiatry was still where I saw my future. The support I initially thought I had changed. Four meetings later, I secured a letter of good standing, not a recommendation. I emailed roughly 70% of psychiatry programs looking for a PGY-2 opening, hoping someone would give me a chance. It was late in the cycle. It was painful. But I kept advocating for myself. One of those emails eventually led to an interview at the program I now call home. Today, I’m a PGY-3 psychiatry resident, grateful for my year in FM and the people who helped me make that transition. Ain’t no way my dreams were stopping there. 🙏🏾 If you’re navigating rejection, a transfer, or a career change, somebody else’s doubt doesn’t have to become your own. Have you ever been doubted before? #TheHoodPsychDoc #PsychiatryResidency #ResidencyJourney #BlackDoctors #NeverGiveUp

Recently, a PCP changed a patient’s psychiatric regimen, and I ain’t gonna lie… I was feeling a type of way. 😂📞 “Dr. Unknown, what are you doing, bro?!” Initially, it felt like a boundary was crossed. But we’re all on the same team, and I appreciate that my patient has another physician looking out for them. Primary care does a LOT of mental health care. An analysis found that primary care providers prescribed nearly 74% of antidepressant and anti-anxiety medication fills. There is such a lack of psychiatrist around the country and it’s a void we may never fill for a long time. So, much love to my PCP colleagues, just keep me in the loop when we’re changing the game plan! 😂 Same patient. Same team. Let’s communicate. 😁😁 • • • #Psychiatry #PrimaryCare #DoctorHumor #CollaborativeCare #TheHoodPsychDoc

Nathaly Ramirez deserved to watch her daughter grow up. She was pushed from 15 stories high with her 8 month old. The child is in critical condition but Nathaly unfortunately passed away. My heart is with her baby, her family, and everyone grieving this devastating loss. 💔 As someone from the Bronx and a psychiatry resident, this hits close to home. Domestic violence can leave wounds you cannot see, fear, depression, trauma, and a loss of safety that affects survivors and children. Before asking, “Why didn’t she leave?” understand that leaving an abusive relationship can carry serious danger. To the men watching, jealousy, rejection, and heartbreak never justify threats, control, or violence. Hold your friends accountable. Respect boundaries. Respect someone’s right to leave. 📞 National Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-799-7233 📱 Text START to 88788 🚨 Immediate danger: call 911 Share this to help someone find support. • • • #DomesticViolenceAwareness #EndDomesticViolence #SurvivorSupport #MentalHealthAwareness #TheHoodPsychDoc

Imagine if I believed them when they said I couldn’t. I SOAPed into family medicine and gave it a real chance, but psychiatry was still where I saw my future. The support I initially thought I had changed. Four meetings later, I secured a letter of good standing, not a recommendation. I emailed roughly 70% of psychiatry programs looking for a PGY-2 opening, hoping someone would give me a chance. It was late in the cycle. It was painful. But I kept advocating for myself. One of those emails eventually led to an interview at the program I now call home. Today, I’m a PGY-3 psychiatry resident, grateful for my year in FM and the people who helped me make that transition. Ain’t no way my dreams were stopping there. 🙏🏾 If you’re navigating rejection, a transfer, or a career change, somebody else’s doubt doesn’t have to become your own. Have you ever been doubted before? #TheHoodPsychDoc #PsychiatryResidency #ResidencyJourney #BlackDoctors #NeverGiveUp

Recently, a PCP changed a patient’s psychiatric regimen, and I ain’t gonna lie… I was feeling a type of way. 😂📞 “Dr. Unknown, what are you doing, bro?!” Initially, it felt like a boundary was crossed. But we’re all on the same team, and I appreciate that my patient has another physician looking out for them. Primary care does a LOT of mental health care. An analysis found that primary care providers prescribed nearly 74% of antidepressant and anti-anxiety medication fills. There is such a lack of psychiatrist around the country and it’s a void we may never fill for a long time. So, much love to my PCP colleagues, just keep me in the loop when we’re changing the game plan! 😂 Same patient. Same team. Let’s communicate. 😁😁 • • • #Psychiatry #PrimaryCare #DoctorHumor #CollaborativeCare #TheHoodPsychDoc

Nathaly Ramirez deserved to watch her daughter grow up. She was pushed from 15 stories high with her 8 month old. The child is in critical condition but Nathaly unfortunately passed away. My heart is with her baby, her family, and everyone grieving this devastating loss. 💔 As someone from the Bronx and a psychiatry resident, this hits close to home. Domestic violence can leave wounds you cannot see, fear, depression, trauma, and a loss of safety that affects survivors and children. Before asking, “Why didn’t she leave?” understand that leaving an abusive relationship can carry serious danger. To the men watching, jealousy, rejection, and heartbreak never justify threats, control, or violence. Hold your friends accountable. Respect boundaries. Respect someone’s right to leave. 📞 National Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-799-7233 📱 Text START to 88788 🚨 Immediate danger: call 911 Share this to help someone find support. • • • #DomesticViolenceAwareness #EndDomesticViolence #SurvivorSupport #MentalHealthAwareness #TheHoodPsychDoc

Imagine if I believed them when they said I couldn’t. I SOAPed into family medicine and gave it a real chance, but psychiatry was still where I saw my future. The support I initially thought I had changed. Four meetings later, I secured a letter of good standing, not a recommendation. I emailed roughly 70% of psychiatry programs looking for a PGY-2 opening, hoping someone would give me a chance. It was late in the cycle. It was painful. But I kept advocating for myself. One of those emails eventually led to an interview at the program I now call home. Today, I’m a PGY-3 psychiatry resident, grateful for my year in FM and the people who helped me make that transition. Ain’t no way my dreams were stopping there. 🙏🏾 If you’re navigating rejection, a transfer, or a career change, somebody else’s doubt doesn’t have to become your own. Have you ever been doubted before? #TheHoodPsychDoc #PsychiatryResidency #ResidencyJourney #BlackDoctors #NeverGiveUp

Recently, a PCP changed a patient’s psychiatric regimen, and I ain’t gonna lie… I was feeling a type of way. 😂📞 “Dr. Unknown, what are you doing, bro?!” Initially, it felt like a boundary was crossed. But we’re all on the same team, and I appreciate that my patient has another physician looking out for them. Primary care does a LOT of mental health care. An analysis found that primary care providers prescribed nearly 74% of antidepressant and anti-anxiety medication fills. There is such a lack of psychiatrist around the country and it’s a void we may never fill for a long time. So, much love to my PCP colleagues, just keep me in the loop when we’re changing the game plan! 😂 Same patient. Same team. Let’s communicate. 😁😁 • • • #Psychiatry #PrimaryCare #DoctorHumor #CollaborativeCare #TheHoodPsychDoc

Nathaly Ramirez deserved to watch her daughter grow up. She was pushed from 15 stories high with her 8 month old. The child is in critical condition but Nathaly unfortunately passed away. My heart is with her baby, her family, and everyone grieving this devastating loss. 💔 As someone from the Bronx and a psychiatry resident, this hits close to home. Domestic violence can leave wounds you cannot see, fear, depression, trauma, and a loss of safety that affects survivors and children. Before asking, “Why didn’t she leave?” understand that leaving an abusive relationship can carry serious danger. To the men watching, jealousy, rejection, and heartbreak never justify threats, control, or violence. Hold your friends accountable. Respect boundaries. Respect someone’s right to leave. 📞 National Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-799-7233 📱 Text START to 88788 🚨 Immediate danger: call 911 Share this to help someone find support. • • • #DomesticViolenceAwareness #EndDomesticViolence #SurvivorSupport #MentalHealthAwareness #TheHoodPsychDoc

Imagine if I believed them when they said I couldn’t. I SOAPed into family medicine and gave it a real chance, but psychiatry was still where I saw my future. The support I initially thought I had changed. Four meetings later, I secured a letter of good standing, not a recommendation. I emailed roughly 70% of psychiatry programs looking for a PGY-2 opening, hoping someone would give me a chance. It was late in the cycle. It was painful. But I kept advocating for myself. One of those emails eventually led to an interview at the program I now call home. Today, I’m a PGY-3 psychiatry resident, grateful for my year in FM and the people who helped me make that transition. Ain’t no way my dreams were stopping there. 🙏🏾 If you’re navigating rejection, a transfer, or a career change, somebody else’s doubt doesn’t have to become your own. Have you ever been doubted before? #TheHoodPsychDoc #PsychiatryResidency #ResidencyJourney #BlackDoctors #NeverGiveUp

Recently, a PCP changed a patient’s psychiatric regimen, and I ain’t gonna lie… I was feeling a type of way. 😂📞 “Dr. Unknown, what are you doing, bro?!” Initially, it felt like a boundary was crossed. But we’re all on the same team, and I appreciate that my patient has another physician looking out for them. Primary care does a LOT of mental health care. An analysis found that primary care providers prescribed nearly 74% of antidepressant and anti-anxiety medication fills. There is such a lack of psychiatrist around the country and it’s a void we may never fill for a long time. So, much love to my PCP colleagues, just keep me in the loop when we’re changing the game plan! 😂 Same patient. Same team. Let’s communicate. 😁😁 • • • #Psychiatry #PrimaryCare #DoctorHumor #CollaborativeCare #TheHoodPsychDoc

Nathaly Ramirez deserved to watch her daughter grow up. She was pushed from 15 stories high with her 8 month old. The child is in critical condition but Nathaly unfortunately passed away. My heart is with her baby, her family, and everyone grieving this devastating loss. 💔 As someone from the Bronx and a psychiatry resident, this hits close to home. Domestic violence can leave wounds you cannot see, fear, depression, trauma, and a loss of safety that affects survivors and children. Before asking, “Why didn’t she leave?” understand that leaving an abusive relationship can carry serious danger. To the men watching, jealousy, rejection, and heartbreak never justify threats, control, or violence. Hold your friends accountable. Respect boundaries. Respect someone’s right to leave. 📞 National Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-799-7233 📱 Text START to 88788 🚨 Immediate danger: call 911 Share this to help someone find support. • • • #DomesticViolenceAwareness #EndDomesticViolence #SurvivorSupport #MentalHealthAwareness #TheHoodPsychDoc

Imagine if I believed them when they said I couldn’t. I SOAPed into family medicine and gave it a real chance, but psychiatry was still where I saw my future. The support I initially thought I had changed. Four meetings later, I secured a letter of good standing, not a recommendation. I emailed roughly 70% of psychiatry programs looking for a PGY-2 opening, hoping someone would give me a chance. It was late in the cycle. It was painful. But I kept advocating for myself. One of those emails eventually led to an interview at the program I now call home. Today, I’m a PGY-3 psychiatry resident, grateful for my year in FM and the people who helped me make that transition. Ain’t no way my dreams were stopping there. 🙏🏾 If you’re navigating rejection, a transfer, or a career change, somebody else’s doubt doesn’t have to become your own. Have you ever been doubted before? #TheHoodPsychDoc #PsychiatryResidency #ResidencyJourney #BlackDoctors #NeverGiveUp

Recently, a PCP changed a patient’s psychiatric regimen, and I ain’t gonna lie… I was feeling a type of way. 😂📞 “Dr. Unknown, what are you doing, bro?!” Initially, it felt like a boundary was crossed. But we’re all on the same team, and I appreciate that my patient has another physician looking out for them. Primary care does a LOT of mental health care. An analysis found that primary care providers prescribed nearly 74% of antidepressant and anti-anxiety medication fills. There is such a lack of psychiatrist around the country and it’s a void we may never fill for a long time. So, much love to my PCP colleagues, just keep me in the loop when we’re changing the game plan! 😂 Same patient. Same team. Let’s communicate. 😁😁 • • • #Psychiatry #PrimaryCare #DoctorHumor #CollaborativeCare #TheHoodPsychDoc

Nathaly Ramirez deserved to watch her daughter grow up. She was pushed from 15 stories high with her 8 month old. The child is in critical condition but Nathaly unfortunately passed away. My heart is with her baby, her family, and everyone grieving this devastating loss. 💔 As someone from the Bronx and a psychiatry resident, this hits close to home. Domestic violence can leave wounds you cannot see, fear, depression, trauma, and a loss of safety that affects survivors and children. Before asking, “Why didn’t she leave?” understand that leaving an abusive relationship can carry serious danger. To the men watching, jealousy, rejection, and heartbreak never justify threats, control, or violence. Hold your friends accountable. Respect boundaries. Respect someone’s right to leave. 📞 National Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-799-7233 📱 Text START to 88788 🚨 Immediate danger: call 911 Share this to help someone find support. • • • #DomesticViolenceAwareness #EndDomesticViolence #SurvivorSupport #MentalHealthAwareness #TheHoodPsychDoc

Imagine if I believed them when they said I couldn’t. I SOAPed into family medicine and gave it a real chance, but psychiatry was still where I saw my future. The support I initially thought I had changed. Four meetings later, I secured a letter of good standing, not a recommendation. I emailed roughly 70% of psychiatry programs looking for a PGY-2 opening, hoping someone would give me a chance. It was late in the cycle. It was painful. But I kept advocating for myself. One of those emails eventually led to an interview at the program I now call home. Today, I’m a PGY-3 psychiatry resident, grateful for my year in FM and the people who helped me make that transition. Ain’t no way my dreams were stopping there. 🙏🏾 If you’re navigating rejection, a transfer, or a career change, somebody else’s doubt doesn’t have to become your own. Have you ever been doubted before? #TheHoodPsychDoc #PsychiatryResidency #ResidencyJourney #BlackDoctors #NeverGiveUp

Recently, a PCP changed a patient’s psychiatric regimen, and I ain’t gonna lie… I was feeling a type of way. 😂📞 “Dr. Unknown, what are you doing, bro?!” Initially, it felt like a boundary was crossed. But we’re all on the same team, and I appreciate that my patient has another physician looking out for them. Primary care does a LOT of mental health care. An analysis found that primary care providers prescribed nearly 74% of antidepressant and anti-anxiety medication fills. There is such a lack of psychiatrist around the country and it’s a void we may never fill for a long time. So, much love to my PCP colleagues, just keep me in the loop when we’re changing the game plan! 😂 Same patient. Same team. Let’s communicate. 😁😁 • • • #Psychiatry #PrimaryCare #DoctorHumor #CollaborativeCare #TheHoodPsychDoc

Nathaly Ramirez deserved to watch her daughter grow up. She was pushed from 15 stories high with her 8 month old. The child is in critical condition but Nathaly unfortunately passed away. My heart is with her baby, her family, and everyone grieving this devastating loss. 💔 As someone from the Bronx and a psychiatry resident, this hits close to home. Domestic violence can leave wounds you cannot see, fear, depression, trauma, and a loss of safety that affects survivors and children. Before asking, “Why didn’t she leave?” understand that leaving an abusive relationship can carry serious danger. To the men watching, jealousy, rejection, and heartbreak never justify threats, control, or violence. Hold your friends accountable. Respect boundaries. Respect someone’s right to leave. 📞 National Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-799-7233 📱 Text START to 88788 🚨 Immediate danger: call 911 Share this to help someone find support. • • • #DomesticViolenceAwareness #EndDomesticViolence #SurvivorSupport #MentalHealthAwareness #TheHoodPsychDoc

Imagine if I believed them when they said I couldn’t. I SOAPed into family medicine and gave it a real chance, but psychiatry was still where I saw my future. The support I initially thought I had changed. Four meetings later, I secured a letter of good standing, not a recommendation. I emailed roughly 70% of psychiatry programs looking for a PGY-2 opening, hoping someone would give me a chance. It was late in the cycle. It was painful. But I kept advocating for myself. One of those emails eventually led to an interview at the program I now call home. Today, I’m a PGY-3 psychiatry resident, grateful for my year in FM and the people who helped me make that transition. Ain’t no way my dreams were stopping there. 🙏🏾 If you’re navigating rejection, a transfer, or a career change, somebody else’s doubt doesn’t have to become your own. Have you ever been doubted before? #TheHoodPsychDoc #PsychiatryResidency #ResidencyJourney #BlackDoctors #NeverGiveUp

Recently, a PCP changed a patient’s psychiatric regimen, and I ain’t gonna lie… I was feeling a type of way. 😂📞 “Dr. Unknown, what are you doing, bro?!” Initially, it felt like a boundary was crossed. But we’re all on the same team, and I appreciate that my patient has another physician looking out for them. Primary care does a LOT of mental health care. An analysis found that primary care providers prescribed nearly 74% of antidepressant and anti-anxiety medication fills. There is such a lack of psychiatrist around the country and it’s a void we may never fill for a long time. So, much love to my PCP colleagues, just keep me in the loop when we’re changing the game plan! 😂 Same patient. Same team. Let’s communicate. 😁😁 • • • #Psychiatry #PrimaryCare #DoctorHumor #CollaborativeCare #TheHoodPsychDoc

Nathaly Ramirez deserved to watch her daughter grow up. She was pushed from 15 stories high with her 8 month old. The child is in critical condition but Nathaly unfortunately passed away. My heart is with her baby, her family, and everyone grieving this devastating loss. 💔 As someone from the Bronx and a psychiatry resident, this hits close to home. Domestic violence can leave wounds you cannot see, fear, depression, trauma, and a loss of safety that affects survivors and children. Before asking, “Why didn’t she leave?” understand that leaving an abusive relationship can carry serious danger. To the men watching, jealousy, rejection, and heartbreak never justify threats, control, or violence. Hold your friends accountable. Respect boundaries. Respect someone’s right to leave. 📞 National Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-799-7233 📱 Text START to 88788 🚨 Immediate danger: call 911 Share this to help someone find support. • • • #DomesticViolenceAwareness #EndDomesticViolence #SurvivorSupport #MentalHealthAwareness #TheHoodPsychDoc

Imagine if I believed them when they said I couldn’t. I SOAPed into family medicine and gave it a real chance, but psychiatry was still where I saw my future. The support I initially thought I had changed. Four meetings later, I secured a letter of good standing, not a recommendation. I emailed roughly 70% of psychiatry programs looking for a PGY-2 opening, hoping someone would give me a chance. It was late in the cycle. It was painful. But I kept advocating for myself. One of those emails eventually led to an interview at the program I now call home. Today, I’m a PGY-3 psychiatry resident, grateful for my year in FM and the people who helped me make that transition. Ain’t no way my dreams were stopping there. 🙏🏾 If you’re navigating rejection, a transfer, or a career change, somebody else’s doubt doesn’t have to become your own. Have you ever been doubted before? #TheHoodPsychDoc #PsychiatryResidency #ResidencyJourney #BlackDoctors #NeverGiveUp

Recently, a PCP changed a patient’s psychiatric regimen, and I ain’t gonna lie… I was feeling a type of way. 😂📞 “Dr. Unknown, what are you doing, bro?!” Initially, it felt like a boundary was crossed. But we’re all on the same team, and I appreciate that my patient has another physician looking out for them. Primary care does a LOT of mental health care. An analysis found that primary care providers prescribed nearly 74% of antidepressant and anti-anxiety medication fills. There is such a lack of psychiatrist around the country and it’s a void we may never fill for a long time. So, much love to my PCP colleagues, just keep me in the loop when we’re changing the game plan! 😂 Same patient. Same team. Let’s communicate. 😁😁 • • • #Psychiatry #PrimaryCare #DoctorHumor #CollaborativeCare #TheHoodPsychDoc

Nathaly Ramirez deserved to watch her daughter grow up. She was pushed from 15 stories high with her 8 month old. The child is in critical condition but Nathaly unfortunately passed away. My heart is with her baby, her family, and everyone grieving this devastating loss. 💔 As someone from the Bronx and a psychiatry resident, this hits close to home. Domestic violence can leave wounds you cannot see, fear, depression, trauma, and a loss of safety that affects survivors and children. Before asking, “Why didn’t she leave?” understand that leaving an abusive relationship can carry serious danger. To the men watching, jealousy, rejection, and heartbreak never justify threats, control, or violence. Hold your friends accountable. Respect boundaries. Respect someone’s right to leave. 📞 National Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-799-7233 📱 Text START to 88788 🚨 Immediate danger: call 911 Share this to help someone find support. • • • #DomesticViolenceAwareness #EndDomesticViolence #SurvivorSupport #MentalHealthAwareness #TheHoodPsychDoc

Imagine if I believed them when they said I couldn’t. I SOAPed into family medicine and gave it a real chance, but psychiatry was still where I saw my future. The support I initially thought I had changed. Four meetings later, I secured a letter of good standing, not a recommendation. I emailed roughly 70% of psychiatry programs looking for a PGY-2 opening, hoping someone would give me a chance. It was late in the cycle. It was painful. But I kept advocating for myself. One of those emails eventually led to an interview at the program I now call home. Today, I’m a PGY-3 psychiatry resident, grateful for my year in FM and the people who helped me make that transition. Ain’t no way my dreams were stopping there. 🙏🏾 If you’re navigating rejection, a transfer, or a career change, somebody else’s doubt doesn’t have to become your own. Have you ever been doubted before? #TheHoodPsychDoc #PsychiatryResidency #ResidencyJourney #BlackDoctors #NeverGiveUp

Recently, a PCP changed a patient’s psychiatric regimen, and I ain’t gonna lie… I was feeling a type of way. 😂📞 “Dr. Unknown, what are you doing, bro?!” Initially, it felt like a boundary was crossed. But we’re all on the same team, and I appreciate that my patient has another physician looking out for them. Primary care does a LOT of mental health care. An analysis found that primary care providers prescribed nearly 74% of antidepressant and anti-anxiety medication fills. There is such a lack of psychiatrist around the country and it’s a void we may never fill for a long time. So, much love to my PCP colleagues, just keep me in the loop when we’re changing the game plan! 😂 Same patient. Same team. Let’s communicate. 😁😁 • • • #Psychiatry #PrimaryCare #DoctorHumor #CollaborativeCare #TheHoodPsychDoc

Nathaly Ramirez deserved to watch her daughter grow up. She was pushed from 15 stories high with her 8 month old. The child is in critical condition but Nathaly unfortunately passed away. My heart is with her baby, her family, and everyone grieving this devastating loss. 💔 As someone from the Bronx and a psychiatry resident, this hits close to home. Domestic violence can leave wounds you cannot see, fear, depression, trauma, and a loss of safety that affects survivors and children. Before asking, “Why didn’t she leave?” understand that leaving an abusive relationship can carry serious danger. To the men watching, jealousy, rejection, and heartbreak never justify threats, control, or violence. Hold your friends accountable. Respect boundaries. Respect someone’s right to leave. 📞 National Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-799-7233 📱 Text START to 88788 🚨 Immediate danger: call 911 Share this to help someone find support. • • • #DomesticViolenceAwareness #EndDomesticViolence #SurvivorSupport #MentalHealthAwareness #TheHoodPsychDoc

Imagine if I believed them when they said I couldn’t. I SOAPed into family medicine and gave it a real chance, but psychiatry was still where I saw my future. The support I initially thought I had changed. Four meetings later, I secured a letter of good standing, not a recommendation. I emailed roughly 70% of psychiatry programs looking for a PGY-2 opening, hoping someone would give me a chance. It was late in the cycle. It was painful. But I kept advocating for myself. One of those emails eventually led to an interview at the program I now call home. Today, I’m a PGY-3 psychiatry resident, grateful for my year in FM and the people who helped me make that transition. Ain’t no way my dreams were stopping there. 🙏🏾 If you’re navigating rejection, a transfer, or a career change, somebody else’s doubt doesn’t have to become your own. Have you ever been doubted before? #TheHoodPsychDoc #PsychiatryResidency #ResidencyJourney #BlackDoctors #NeverGiveUp

Recently, a PCP changed a patient’s psychiatric regimen, and I ain’t gonna lie… I was feeling a type of way. 😂📞 “Dr. Unknown, what are you doing, bro?!” Initially, it felt like a boundary was crossed. But we’re all on the same team, and I appreciate that my patient has another physician looking out for them. Primary care does a LOT of mental health care. An analysis found that primary care providers prescribed nearly 74% of antidepressant and anti-anxiety medication fills. There is such a lack of psychiatrist around the country and it’s a void we may never fill for a long time. So, much love to my PCP colleagues, just keep me in the loop when we’re changing the game plan! 😂 Same patient. Same team. Let’s communicate. 😁😁 • • • #Psychiatry #PrimaryCare #DoctorHumor #CollaborativeCare #TheHoodPsychDoc

Nathaly Ramirez deserved to watch her daughter grow up. She was pushed from 15 stories high with her 8 month old. The child is in critical condition but Nathaly unfortunately passed away. My heart is with her baby, her family, and everyone grieving this devastating loss. 💔 As someone from the Bronx and a psychiatry resident, this hits close to home. Domestic violence can leave wounds you cannot see, fear, depression, trauma, and a loss of safety that affects survivors and children. Before asking, “Why didn’t she leave?” understand that leaving an abusive relationship can carry serious danger. To the men watching, jealousy, rejection, and heartbreak never justify threats, control, or violence. Hold your friends accountable. Respect boundaries. Respect someone’s right to leave. 📞 National Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-799-7233 📱 Text START to 88788 🚨 Immediate danger: call 911 Share this to help someone find support. • • • #DomesticViolenceAwareness #EndDomesticViolence #SurvivorSupport #MentalHealthAwareness #TheHoodPsychDoc

Imagine if I believed them when they said I couldn’t. I SOAPed into family medicine and gave it a real chance, but psychiatry was still where I saw my future. The support I initially thought I had changed. Four meetings later, I secured a letter of good standing, not a recommendation. I emailed roughly 70% of psychiatry programs looking for a PGY-2 opening, hoping someone would give me a chance. It was late in the cycle. It was painful. But I kept advocating for myself. One of those emails eventually led to an interview at the program I now call home. Today, I’m a PGY-3 psychiatry resident, grateful for my year in FM and the people who helped me make that transition. Ain’t no way my dreams were stopping there. 🙏🏾 If you’re navigating rejection, a transfer, or a career change, somebody else’s doubt doesn’t have to become your own. Have you ever been doubted before? #TheHoodPsychDoc #PsychiatryResidency #ResidencyJourney #BlackDoctors #NeverGiveUp

Recently, a PCP changed a patient’s psychiatric regimen, and I ain’t gonna lie… I was feeling a type of way. 😂📞 “Dr. Unknown, what are you doing, bro?!” Initially, it felt like a boundary was crossed. But we’re all on the same team, and I appreciate that my patient has another physician looking out for them. Primary care does a LOT of mental health care. An analysis found that primary care providers prescribed nearly 74% of antidepressant and anti-anxiety medication fills. There is such a lack of psychiatrist around the country and it’s a void we may never fill for a long time. So, much love to my PCP colleagues, just keep me in the loop when we’re changing the game plan! 😂 Same patient. Same team. Let’s communicate. 😁😁 • • • #Psychiatry #PrimaryCare #DoctorHumor #CollaborativeCare #TheHoodPsychDoc

Nathaly Ramirez deserved to watch her daughter grow up. She was pushed from 15 stories high with her 8 month old. The child is in critical condition but Nathaly unfortunately passed away. My heart is with her baby, her family, and everyone grieving this devastating loss. 💔 As someone from the Bronx and a psychiatry resident, this hits close to home. Domestic violence can leave wounds you cannot see, fear, depression, trauma, and a loss of safety that affects survivors and children. Before asking, “Why didn’t she leave?” understand that leaving an abusive relationship can carry serious danger. To the men watching, jealousy, rejection, and heartbreak never justify threats, control, or violence. Hold your friends accountable. Respect boundaries. Respect someone’s right to leave. 📞 National Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-799-7233 📱 Text START to 88788 🚨 Immediate danger: call 911 Share this to help someone find support. • • • #DomesticViolenceAwareness #EndDomesticViolence #SurvivorSupport #MentalHealthAwareness #TheHoodPsychDoc

Imagine if I believed them when they said I couldn’t. I SOAPed into family medicine and gave it a real chance, but psychiatry was still where I saw my future. The support I initially thought I had changed. Four meetings later, I secured a letter of good standing, not a recommendation. I emailed roughly 70% of psychiatry programs looking for a PGY-2 opening, hoping someone would give me a chance. It was late in the cycle. It was painful. But I kept advocating for myself. One of those emails eventually led to an interview at the program I now call home. Today, I’m a PGY-3 psychiatry resident, grateful for my year in FM and the people who helped me make that transition. Ain’t no way my dreams were stopping there. 🙏🏾 If you’re navigating rejection, a transfer, or a career change, somebody else’s doubt doesn’t have to become your own. Have you ever been doubted before? #TheHoodPsychDoc #PsychiatryResidency #ResidencyJourney #BlackDoctors #NeverGiveUp

Recently, a PCP changed a patient’s psychiatric regimen, and I ain’t gonna lie… I was feeling a type of way. 😂📞 “Dr. Unknown, what are you doing, bro?!” Initially, it felt like a boundary was crossed. But we’re all on the same team, and I appreciate that my patient has another physician looking out for them. Primary care does a LOT of mental health care. An analysis found that primary care providers prescribed nearly 74% of antidepressant and anti-anxiety medication fills. There is such a lack of psychiatrist around the country and it’s a void we may never fill for a long time. So, much love to my PCP colleagues, just keep me in the loop when we’re changing the game plan! 😂 Same patient. Same team. Let’s communicate. 😁😁 • • • #Psychiatry #PrimaryCare #DoctorHumor #CollaborativeCare #TheHoodPsychDoc

Nathaly Ramirez deserved to watch her daughter grow up. She was pushed from 15 stories high with her 8 month old. The child is in critical condition but Nathaly unfortunately passed away. My heart is with her baby, her family, and everyone grieving this devastating loss. 💔 As someone from the Bronx and a psychiatry resident, this hits close to home. Domestic violence can leave wounds you cannot see, fear, depression, trauma, and a loss of safety that affects survivors and children. Before asking, “Why didn’t she leave?” understand that leaving an abusive relationship can carry serious danger. To the men watching, jealousy, rejection, and heartbreak never justify threats, control, or violence. Hold your friends accountable. Respect boundaries. Respect someone’s right to leave. 📞 National Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-799-7233 📱 Text START to 88788 🚨 Immediate danger: call 911 Share this to help someone find support. • • • #DomesticViolenceAwareness #EndDomesticViolence #SurvivorSupport #MentalHealthAwareness #TheHoodPsychDoc

Imagine if I believed them when they said I couldn’t. I SOAPed into family medicine and gave it a real chance, but psychiatry was still where I saw my future. The support I initially thought I had changed. Four meetings later, I secured a letter of good standing, not a recommendation. I emailed roughly 70% of psychiatry programs looking for a PGY-2 opening, hoping someone would give me a chance. It was late in the cycle. It was painful. But I kept advocating for myself. One of those emails eventually led to an interview at the program I now call home. Today, I’m a PGY-3 psychiatry resident, grateful for my year in FM and the people who helped me make that transition. Ain’t no way my dreams were stopping there. 🙏🏾 If you’re navigating rejection, a transfer, or a career change, somebody else’s doubt doesn’t have to become your own. Have you ever been doubted before? #TheHoodPsychDoc #PsychiatryResidency #ResidencyJourney #BlackDoctors #NeverGiveUp

Recently, a PCP changed a patient’s psychiatric regimen, and I ain’t gonna lie… I was feeling a type of way. 😂📞 “Dr. Unknown, what are you doing, bro?!” Initially, it felt like a boundary was crossed. But we’re all on the same team, and I appreciate that my patient has another physician looking out for them. Primary care does a LOT of mental health care. An analysis found that primary care providers prescribed nearly 74% of antidepressant and anti-anxiety medication fills. There is such a lack of psychiatrist around the country and it’s a void we may never fill for a long time. So, much love to my PCP colleagues, just keep me in the loop when we’re changing the game plan! 😂 Same patient. Same team. Let’s communicate. 😁😁 • • • #Psychiatry #PrimaryCare #DoctorHumor #CollaborativeCare #TheHoodPsychDoc

Nathaly Ramirez deserved to watch her daughter grow up. She was pushed from 15 stories high with her 8 month old. The child is in critical condition but Nathaly unfortunately passed away. My heart is with her baby, her family, and everyone grieving this devastating loss. 💔 As someone from the Bronx and a psychiatry resident, this hits close to home. Domestic violence can leave wounds you cannot see, fear, depression, trauma, and a loss of safety that affects survivors and children. Before asking, “Why didn’t she leave?” understand that leaving an abusive relationship can carry serious danger. To the men watching, jealousy, rejection, and heartbreak never justify threats, control, or violence. Hold your friends accountable. Respect boundaries. Respect someone’s right to leave. 📞 National Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-799-7233 📱 Text START to 88788 🚨 Immediate danger: call 911 Share this to help someone find support. • • • #DomesticViolenceAwareness #EndDomesticViolence #SurvivorSupport #MentalHealthAwareness #TheHoodPsychDoc

Imagine if I believed them when they said I couldn’t. I SOAPed into family medicine and gave it a real chance, but psychiatry was still where I saw my future. The support I initially thought I had changed. Four meetings later, I secured a letter of good standing, not a recommendation. I emailed roughly 70% of psychiatry programs looking for a PGY-2 opening, hoping someone would give me a chance. It was late in the cycle. It was painful. But I kept advocating for myself. One of those emails eventually led to an interview at the program I now call home. Today, I’m a PGY-3 psychiatry resident, grateful for my year in FM and the people who helped me make that transition. Ain’t no way my dreams were stopping there. 🙏🏾 If you’re navigating rejection, a transfer, or a career change, somebody else’s doubt doesn’t have to become your own. Have you ever been doubted before? #TheHoodPsychDoc #PsychiatryResidency #ResidencyJourney #BlackDoctors #NeverGiveUp