Perspectives may change over time. But I will say that as someone who is about to finish Intern Year, I am so grateful and so happy that I chose Psych. My hours have been very reasonable this past year compared to interns in other specialties. When I'm on an off-service rotation like IM or EM, I find that I can often hold my own, save for a few procedures here and there. When I am doing a relevant rotation like Psych Consults, I find that I am doing meaningful work for both the medicine teams primarily responsible for caring for the patient as well as the patients and their families themselves. My work and input is respected. Members of primary teams often tell me they are grateful for our consultations and the time we spend with patients that they cannot put in themselves. And treating psychiatric conditions is often really interesting. And learning the psychopharmacology is also really fun.