What is the educational track in order to bcome one?
How long does it take to finish?
What Universites offer a degree of this sort?
Which Universities are more prestigious in terms of Psychiatry?
I will be graduating High School with an Asscociates....
What should my courses focus on?
I live in Florida too!!
Thanks!
2007-01-24 09:38:59 · 8 answers · asked by jaja 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
Sorry for my grammar..I was rushed
This is to the extremely anal people who judge others solely on their grammar....
They irritate me so much....
2007-01-24 09:41:51 · update #1
You need medical school to become a psychiatrist and they're needed, by the way, since psychologists can't prescribe. Let's see: 4 years undergrad, preferably pre-med; 4 years of med school; 1 as an intern;1 as a general resident and at least 3 as a resident in psychiatry. That's as much as I am aware of; there could be more. Any good medical school would do. I would imagine places like Harvard and Penn are the most prestigious.
2007-01-24 09:47:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
To become a psychiatrist, you need to have a doctorate in medical psychiatry. The difference between a psychologist and a psychiatrist is their education (and the fact that psychologists can't prescribe medication).
I would recommend getting a book by USA Today that ranks the top 100 schools in the US. Pretty much any school in that book would be a good choice.
2007-01-24 09:49:22 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
You will need a Bachelor's Degree....go to Med School for 4 years...then do a Psychiatry residency for about 4-6 years....
It doesn't really matter what college you go to, as long as you are Board Certified as a Psychiatrist.
2007-01-24 09:47:21 · answer #3 · answered by Brandon W 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Psychiatrists are doctors. So your undergraduate training (i.e. college) should focus on chemistry, math, and biology to help you get ready for the MCAT, which is the medical school standardized entrance exam (similar to the SAT or ACT for high school students going to college).
From there, you have to get your MD (medical doctorate) from an accredited medical school. After that, you will do a residency for several years at a teaching hospital.
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2016-10-16 01:36:25 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just finish your high school first then you will decide what is you really want for your future.. you just sound to rush and to excited right now.. that major take along time and cannot be done by tomorrow just like that...
wait until next week or next month do you still interest with that major HON....
2007-01-24 09:51:47 · answer #6 · answered by sylvaniaS 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
talk to your guidance counselor
2007-01-24 09:47:55 · answer #7 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
but only if you feel comfortable with it.
2007-01-24 09:44:31 · answer #8 · answered by Colt Seavers 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋