What Do You Have To Do To Become A Psychiatrist ?

Question

I'm 15 And I Leave School Next Year. I Want To Go To Collage And Uni, To Be A Psychiatrist. Where Do I Start When I Leave School ?

Then After That Where Do I Go ?

What Takes More Time To Become A Doctor Or Psychiatrist ?

Thanks =D

Answer 1

A Psychiatrist is a doctor. It's just a specialty. A Psychologist on the other hand requires a Psy D or a Ph D. Becoming a Psychologist will probably take less time.  

Answer 2

It's incredibly difficult to become a psychiatrist. The amount of people who get psych degrees is amazing and the job pool is incredibly limited. It has and still is considered fake or lesser science.

Most people who get psych degrees work retail or office jobs that have nothing to do with psychology. It's probably the least useful degree, career wise, you can get.

I'm not trying to dash your hopes but it's important to know what psych majors are up against in the real world.

Answer 3

A psychiatrist is a doctor.  You go to college as pre-med and finish your undergrad degree.  Then you apply to med schools.  You should consider activities such as clubs, organizations, or research, which will look impressive on a resume for applications.

Answer 4

The Steps to Becoming a Psychiatrist

The requirements to qualify as a psychiatrist vary from country to country. America and Canada are similar in their requirements but the medical schools themselves differ. The main steps to becoming a psychiatrist are as follows:

Completing a high school education – a careers adviser will be able to assist students in choosing the subjects that will best prepare them for entry to a college degree programme and subsequent medical school training. A foundation in science subjects would likely prove useful to prospective candidates.

Completing a bachelor’s degree – this typically takes four years to complete, and the entry requirements will vary from one degree course to another. Candidates interested in studying medicine may study any major they like. However, the prospective medical schools will expect candidates to undertake certain premedical courses as well, and so it’s important that candidates establish this with their chosen medical schools as early as possible.

Applying to medical school to become a doctor of medicine – many schools require that candidates must pass an exam called the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) in order to be accepted. Medical schools also look at candidates’ grade point average (GPA), references and personal qualities.

Attending medical school – training at medical school takes four years, and includes both classroom study and clinical training.

Practising as a psychiatric resident. This takes at least four years, beginning in a hospital setting and then progressing to a psychiatric setting.

to become a psychiatrist you have to complete 4 years of colleage,4 years of medical school, and 4 years of psychiatry residence training and all that add to 12 years of training and to became a doctor is pretty much same, but it usaully take 11 years 4 years of college, 4 years of medical school, and 3 years working in a hospital. For some specialties, doctors may have to work in a hospital for up to 8 years before they are trained. bute here is also a good information

Medical degree (usually 5 years)

This provides students with some exposure to the different specialties within medicine.

Foundation Year 1 and Foundation Year 2 (2 years)

After medical school you will spend 2 years working in a hospital as 'foundation programme trainee.' This will extend the knowledge and skills you have gained as a medical student. The foundation programme will help you understand the important qualities that you will need to develop to be a successful doctor. The second year of foundation programme will extend your knowledge and give you opportunities to experience working within different specialties.

Specialty training (usually 6 years)

Once you have completed the foundation programme you will be able to apply for specialty training in psychiatry. This will last for around 6 years and will include assessments through out the six years.

On successful completion of speciality training, you will be able to apply for a consultant post.

So it will take about 13 years to become a psychiatrist, perhaps more if you do nto already have a bachelor's degree (4 years).

However it does not take as long to become a psychologist

A master's degree (usually takes two to three years to complete)

doctoral (Ph.D., Psy.D.) degree (two to four years)

Some schools permit students to enter a doctoral program directly from receipt of a bachelor's degree. Nevertheless, to become a Ph.D. clinical psychologist or a university professor takes approximately five to seven years after receiving a bachelor's degree (four years) in psychology.

1Take lots of science courses in high school to best prepare yourself for a college premedical program. Include physics, chemistry and biology.

Step2Visit the Medical Schools Web page (aamc.org/medicalschools.htm) for a list of U.S. and Canadian medical schools. Contact your top choices about the college premedical courses that you'll need for admission.

Step3Peruse the Princeton Review Web site (review.com) for a listing of colleges and their programs. Send for catalogs and applications. Be certain that the colleges to which you apply offer all the prerequisite premedical courses.

Step4Maintain a high grade point average, especially in your science courses. The competition for medical school is intense.

Step5Take the Medical Admission Test (MCAT) at the end of your junior year in college. Ask your adviser how to best handle the paperwork involved in medical school applications.

Step6Complete four years of medical school, pass your medical boards, and you will have your Medical Doctor (M.D.) degree and, most likely, an enormous loan to repay.

Step7Begin your four-year residency in psychiatry, which is actually on-the-job training for which you will receive a salary. Depending on the state in which you work as a resident, you will take your medical licensing examination sometime during this pe