Celebrate the release of Committed: Dispatches from a Psychiatrist in Training with author Adam Stern, in conversation with John Sharp.

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Committed: Dispatches from a Psychiatrist in Training

Adam Stern was a student at a state medical school before being selected to train as a psychiatry resident at one of the most prestigious programs in the country.

In his memoir, Stern pulls back the curtain on the intense and emotionally challenging lessons he and his fellow doctors learned while studying the human condition, and ultimately, the value of connection. His narrative focuses on these residents, their growth as doctors, and the life choices they make as they try to survive their grueling four-year residency. Rich with drama, insight, and emotion, Stern's book shares engrossing stories of life on the psychiatric wards, as well as the group’s experiences as they grapple with impostor syndrome and learn about love and loss. Most importantly, as they study how to help distressed patients in search of a better life, they discover the meaning of failure and the preciousness of success.

Adam Stern, MD is a psychiatrist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and an assistant professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. He has written extensively about his experience as a physician including in the New York Times, the Boston Globe, the New England Journal of Medicine, the Journal of the American Medical Association, and the American Journal of Psychiatry. He lives with his family near Boston.

Moderator Dr. John Sharp is a board-certified psychiatrist on faculty at the Harvard Medical School and the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. Dr. Sharp is a member of The American College of Psychiatrists and a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. He is author of two books, The Emotional Calendar and The Insight Cure.

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