This was an AMAZING experience. If you are interested in mental health, pre-med, psychology, anything in a hospital really - this is great exposure. It is run through the social work department actually, but you see so much more than just social work. You work alongside a team which is working on a psychiatric unit. Every day you do rounds with the team to hear updates about the patients, and then the rest of the day varies depending on the day. You get to witness a lot - patient intakes, medical decisions, therapeutic groups, and aftercare planning. Like most internships, it is also what you make of it. there is a fair share of faxing and internet searching, but if you let your supervisor know that you want more patient interactions you can facilitate your own groups with the patients, or talk with them much more. There is group supervision every week and weekly lectures on various topics regarding mental health. You learn a lot about hospital life, and the mental health system in New York City. Also, Bellevue is a public hospital so you are seeing patients with mainly no health insurance, are homeless, and come from all different backgrounds. Nowhere else will you see people with more severe mental illness, so you get a very good understanding of schizophrenia, bi-polar disorder, personality disorders, depression..etc. You learn the complexities and challenges of psychiatry...I could go on and on. It was great!