Psychiatrist
Duties and
Responsibilities:
Psychiatrists
are physicians who specialize in the problems of mental illness. As
psychiatrist, they are licensed to use a wide variety of treatment sand may
write prescriptions.
Psychiatrist
may work for the government, have their own private practice, or work in hospitals,
clinics, or universities.
Their duties
include:
· Conducting research
· Leading a team of mental health care
providers.
Average
Salary: $90,000 - $200,000
Education Requirements:
Bachelors, Masters, Ph.D. degrees
In addition
to completing the requirements for a degree in allopathic or osteopathic
medicine, psychiatrists must complete an intensive three year residency in
psychiatry.
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Reflection: Do you think you would like to be one? Why? Why not?
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