Psychiatry Boot Camp
Your clear, practical guide to how the brain works (and what happens when it doesn’t). Each episode features a leading expert unpacking complex topics like suicide risk, schizophrenia, catatonia, and childhood anxiety.
Originally created as a crash course for new doctors, Psychiatry Boot Camp has grown into essential listening for professionals preparing for residency, advancing their careers, or sharpening their clinical decision-making.
Hosted by psychiatrist and educator Dr. Mark Mullen, the program delivers expert insight and practical teaching opportunities. Thanks to the participation of our incredible audience, the PBC team is proud to provide a trusted resource for students, clinicians, and anyone seeking a deeper understanding of psychiatry in practice.
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Oct. 21, 2025
Welcome to Season 3 of Psychiatry Bootcamp. This time, I’m stepping into the world of consultation-liaison psychiatry. The bridge between medicine and meaning. To kick things off, I’m joined by the legendary Dr. Allen Frances, former chair of the DSM-IV Task Force and Duke Psychiatry, who reminds us that the briefest interactions can be the most transformative. We talk about what really happens when you walk into a hospital room: the loneliness, the fear, the need to be seen. Dr. Frances
Oct. 20, 2025
When you think about core topics in consultation-liaison psychiatry, “supportive psychotherapy” probably isn’t the first thing that comes to mind. But maybe it should be. In this episode, I sit down with Dr. John Markowitz, Columbia psychiatrist, researcher, and co-author of Supportive Psychotherapy: A Guide, to talk about the therapy that “gets no respect.” Dr. Markowitz explains how this deceptively simple approach, built on empathy, affect, and alliance, rivals more “sophisticated” treatment
Oct. 20, 2025
Welcome to Season 3 of Psychiatry Bootcamp. This time, I’m stepping into the world of consultation-liaison psychiatry. The bridge between medicine and meaning. To kick things off, I’m joined by the legendary Dr. Allen Frances, former chair of the DSM-IV Task Force and Duke Psychiatry, who reminds us that the briefest interactions can be the most transformative. We talk about what really happens when you walk into a hospital room: the loneliness, the fear, the need to be seen. Dr. Frances shar
Aug. 4, 2025
Dr. Nicholas Kontos, Director of the Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital and assistant professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, joins us for a reflective conversation on factitious disorder, malingering, and clinical deception. We begin by unpacking the concept of “thinking dirty”—a term used in consultation-liaison psychiatry to describe the delicate and often uncomfortable task of considering deception in clinical care. Dr. Kontos walks us
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Finally! A Podcast that’s WORTH IT!
There are so many podcasts out there that promise you’ll learn xyz after a single listen, and you walk away wondering why you just wasted an hour of your day. THIS IS NOT THAT PODCAST! I have no doubt this podcast will be incredibly helpful to the psychiatry community and to those of us that are interested in learning more about psychiatry and even ourselves. Dr. Mullen is clearly a very skilled psychiatrist and expertly leads these conversations in way that is easy for us to understand. You don
- Lsw123
- Feb. 20, 2023
Amazing tool for medical trainees
I wish I had listened to Dr. Mullen’s podcast before my third year psychiatry rotation! His insight and advice along with the wisdom of his guests is invaluable to any medical trainee, regardless of (and maybe especially if) they don’t intend to go into psychiatry. Will absolutely be incorporating what I have learned into my future practice.
- carmochfar
- March 8, 2023
Outstanding, Practical, Informative
This podcast is like eating a gourmet meal. The setting includes high audio quality and all my favorite selections. The host genuinely prepares the audience for the experience to come and brings informative and professional speakers. The content is timely, digestible and invigorating, allowing the listener to be refreshed by what they learned. Going back for seconds on the episodes to digest and savor every morsel of information. The substance use episode and BPD were transformative as well as p
- Guerope
- Dec. 24, 2023
Godsend as an PMHNP Student
I am starting a clinical rotation this month on an inpatient psychiatry unit at a teaching hospital, working under attendings and residents. This podcast has been so helpful in easing some of my anxiety and feelings of intimidation going into this rotation. I wish I had found this prior to my first clinical, but better late than never. The best part - it’s an easy listen! The conversational tone of each episode makes it an enjoyable experience while being so highly informative. Thank you for put
- Kgle5
- Sept. 1, 2024
Exceptional!
This is the best “Psychiatry Fundamentals”podcast on the Internet. If you are a resident, med student, NP, PA, or just want a refresher on psychiatry, you will not be disappointed. I can’t wait to see where this podcast goes in the future. Please don’t give up on us. We are hungry for world class lectures and information!
- nnibyx
- Jan. 10, 2025
Essential supplement for M3-PGY1
I’m a PGY1 and I’ve been following this show since M3. I love listening to this show in the car, while doing chores, and walking the dog. It’s gentle extension and reinforcement of the material. M3 students should strongly consider the second season for the deep dives into major conditions that you will encounter on the wards and your shelf exams.
- Thewiseben
- Jan. 18, 2025
Exceptional - All Psych Providers Should Listen
I’m in year 3 of my PMHNP training and I’ve been listening to this podcast since it started. The content, pacing, audio quality /tonality, and guest speakers have all been exceptional. I highly recommend any mental health clinician to listen, but especially PMHNPs and Psychiatrists. I’m starting to re-listen to episodes and still find excellent tidbits that I’ve forgotten.
- AesopsDream
- Feb. 18, 2025
Didactic and organic
Just wanted to give you your flowers for how well these episodes flow. So informative but also so natural. Very helpful —a PGY-2
- Die-uh-lectic?
- Aug. 6, 2025
Informative and accessible
Great content on a variety of topics, featuring experts with diverse clinical interests. The presenter is a kind and curious individual, who bridges well the perspectives of early career professionals and trainees with insights from more seasons clinicians. I highly recommend this podcast!
- NJ Hart
- Aug. 9, 2025
About the Host
Mark Mullen, MD
Psychiatrist | Researcher | Podcast Host
Dr. Mark Mullen is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience at Saint Louis University and Director of the Psychiatry Clerkship. He is a former Chief Resident at Creighton University and an award-winning medical educator whose work focuses on clinical skill development, curriculum design, and psychiatric education. He has expertise in various mental health conditions, specializing in depressive disorders, anxiety, bipolar, and schizophrenia.
Dr. Mullen is the creator and host of Psychiatry Boot Camp, a hit podcast in the medicine and mental health space designed to support learners in the transition to residency, now used as a supplemental resource by institutions across the country.