Physiatrist ???

Question

As A Phsyciatrist:

How long does it take to become one ? (Total Years)
What is the Median Salary ?
What is the setting (i.e.: Hospital, Private Practice and etc.)
And is the career 2 thumps up or 2 thumbs down ?

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Answer 1

After medical school a candidate usually spends the first year in an internal medicine, or pediatric residency. Then he or she spends another three years in a physical medicine residency. There are now combined programs where the order of service can vary. A physiatrist has to have a basic knowledge of many disease processes, neurology, orthopedics, rheumatology, electrophysiology, and the mechanics of physical therapy. He or she works in close contact with many other doctors of various specialties and with physical and occupational therapists.

Median Salary: It depends on how hard you are willing to work. If you go into the field of medicine for money, chose something else.

Setting: It can be private office or hospital based. Most work is out-patient, for example in a rehabilitation re-hab clinic.

Physiatrists help accident victims, stroke victims, as well as those suffering from crippling arthritis.They help children with certain severe birth defects, neuromuscular disorders and those with cerebral palsy. The physiatrists were onto Botox before plastic surgeons and dermatologists got into the act. I'd give the career 1.875 thumbs up.

Answer 2

I agree with greydoc6.

Most people do not realize that Physiatrist is a doctor specialized in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

I am an internist and work at time at a rehab hospital, so I work with these physiatrists at times.

Physiatrists work both in their own office/clinic and in hospitals - mostly rehab hospitals. Most doctors have their own practices and then take care of patients in hospital - regard less of the field. Physical Medicine is a specialty that requires more inpatient time than many other specialty.

My personal feeling is that it is an OK field for medicine - it is important in helping people, but the amount of success you can achieve is only somewhat limited - you can only get stroke patients better to certain degree and get little old ladies with broken hip better only to a certain point. Finandially, you can find more lucrative fields than physiatry. As for demand, there is definitely a demand for it, especially since the average age of the population is increasing.

Answer 3

i myself am not a phsychiatrist, but my cousin and i helped thru college. she didn't go full time. it makes a difference. it took her 8 yrs. then understudy 2 yrs.
she says working in private practice is best if u have the funds until u get ur patient list up.
working for agencies r better to start out with to build up funds. she started out in houston tx at $27 an hour for a retirement home. she was up to $34 per hour. moved to new orleans and lost everything in katrina. trying to start again in missouri. pay is less.
so.... the answers to a lot of questions depends on location, location, location.

Answer 4

Do you mean psychiatrist?

Well its 4 years undergrad, 4 years med , 3 years residency and some choose to do a fellowship.

salary ranges from 100k-200k

there are academic settings while working for clinics for the hospital

private setting which is real expensive for your patients

If i didnt have my own mental health issues i would love to have this job. You get to mesh science with psychology and also interact on a more long term basis with your patients.