Becoming a Psychiatrist?

Question

I work at an institute for patients (we call them members) anyway i want to become a psychiatrist. but i have no idea here to start i generally know about medications and patients and their problems and things like that but I don't know where to begin. What classes do I take?? Where do i begin? anyone know?

Answer 1

Psychiatrists are trained in the medical, psychological, and social components of mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders. They order diagnostic tests, prescribe medications, practice psychotherapy, and help patients and their families cope with stress and crises. Psychiatrists often consult with primary care physicians and psychotherapists, such as psychologists and social workers. To obtain board certification, psychiatrists must fulfill educational, practice, and examination requirements.

Educational requirements
A psychiatrist must have an M.D. or D.O. degree from an accredited school of medicine or osteopathy (or international equivalent) and must complete at least 4 years of accredited residency training, including a minimum of 3 years in psychiatry. Subspecialty board certification requires additional training. Board-certifiable subspecialties include child and adolescent psychiatry and geriatric psychiatry. Additional areas of interest that psychiatrists may pursue include the following:

Addiction psychiatry
Clinical neurophysiology
Forensic psychiatry
Neurodevelopment delays
Pain management
Practice requirements
A psychiatrist seeking board certification must have an unrestricted license to practice medicine in the United States and must maintain a high standard of personal and professional conduct.

Examination requirements
Psychiatrists must pass a daylong written examination that covers the basic sciences, the clinical science of psychiatry, and psychiatric subspecialties. They must also pass an oral examination that assesses clinical skills through the observation of an actual patient history and examination. Psychiatrists must be recertified every 10 years.

Answer 2

You need a bachelor's degree in psychology which will take 4 years or more and then you go to medical school. Psychiatrist are able to prescribe medication which take 2-3 years then you will have a residency for a couple of more years. Begin by asking the higher up people who you work who can give you a more detailed description of what it will really be like.

Answer 3

What you want to do is based on a medical degree. You're going to have to go to 4 years of a University College to earn your Bachelor of Science degree. Then you'll have to attend medical school for prescription drug dispersing.

There are less consuming ways to help. Becoming a social worker or ability to consult therapy on any legal level you just need a 4 year degree.

You can take 2 years and get "licensed" in some states but Universities will know which states those are.

Contact one and get started. No waiting on a dream.

Answer 4

I would recommend seeing a counselor at your local university. And also speak with someone you may work with who is currently a Psychiatrist. Even Job shadowing them for a day or two might be a good idea to insure you really want to do this. It will be a long road ( not to discourage you at all).

You would have to start off with a bachelors degree in Psychology or a Social Science field with a Pre-med curriculum.
You are going to have to go to Medical school ( since you will be writing prescriptions as a Psychiatrist). I highly recommend starting now to get involved in activities to make yourself stand out on your Med school application. It is never too early to start. Good grades are very important but everyone who applies to med school should have those. Try to get involved in some research. I would also get involved in some activities you enjoy. I have a friend who is currently in Med School and she joined Karate, just be creative.

Feel free to ask me any questions you have.

Answer 5

You will need a Bacchelor's degree of some sort then go to Medical school. Some think you need pre-med, but I know a few doctors who had Journalism as an undergraduate degree. Sometimes pre-med is not good if you want to be a doctor because Medical schools see it as something they willlikely have to unteach you, as you likely learned it wrong. Then you go to medical school. After you have finished general medical schooll, you will have to specialize in psychiatry, and another specialization if you want to do child psychiatry.

Answer 6

A psychiatrist is an M.D. with a specialized degree in psychiatry. So, first you must attend and graduate from medical school, then go on to specialize in psychiatry. Oh, and you must have a graduate degree in pre-med from a university, before attending medical school.

Answer 7

you need to go to college for 2-3 years and take all the mandatory classes such as math, english, and history or science, whatever you local college requires.
Then when youre done with college you have to take some years at a univeristity. The number of years depends on what kind of degree you want. If youre looking foward to a PHD i think its like 4-5 years.

point is you have to go to school.

Answer 8

You will need to go to medical school. So you should get some undergrad degree in psychology or a science

Answer 9

you have to become an MD to do that

geta BS or BA in Biochem, or CHem

then Med school, a school of psychiatry I think

Answer 10

http://www.psychiatry.com this link has student information just for you, have a look,..
good luck,., bye,..,