How many years do you have to go to school to become a psychiatrist?

Answer 1

Well... first, you need to have completed 4 years of high-school, 4 years of college, 4 years of medical school, and lastly... 4 years of Psychiatry Residency training. (I hope you've got lots of motivation :) To become a psychiatrist, you'll need four years of medical school and at least four years of residency (on-the-job training) in addition to a bachelor's degree.

Answer 2

A psychiatrist must complete an undergraduate degree (four years) then complete medical school (four years) and then complete a four year residency.

4 (undergrad) 4 (medical school) +4 (residency) =12 years

Answer 3

Well in order to become a psychiatrist you need to go to med school and then specialize in psychiatry. so 4 years of undergrad and then 2/3 years of med school and further a year or two for the specialization. so abt 8/9 years in total, I guess.

The above is incorrect in detail:

2 year medical school courses died with the Flexnor Report (1910): since then the minimum requirement for medical school admission has been 2 years of appropriate undergrad study, but these days it's virtually unheard of for anyone to gain admission without an accredited bachelor degree. Flexnor also recommended 4 year medical school courses (2 years pre-clinical study; 2 years of clinical), & all North American med schools have followed this ever since. There were accelerated courses during WW2 (no vacations during the course), and the Univ of Calgary runs a 3 year MD course (again, very limited vacations) for students having advanced knowledge of biomedical sciences & extensive prior experience in healthcare. Generally, however, the "track" is:

1.) 4 years for bachelor's degree;

2.) 4 years of medical school - MD or DO;

3.) 1 year Internship, although some internships & residencies are now merged;

4.) 3 years minimum (4 if "merged") Residency in Psychiatry.

NB In some cases a joint residency in psychiatry & neurology may be undertaken. Such residencies last 5 years.

Finally, some trainee psychiatrists, especially those hoping to become attending psychiatrists in teaching hospitals, or wanting to do research, will also spend a couple of years (usually at Senior Resident level) studying/ researching for a master's or PhD - in things like pharmacology, neurobiology/ neuroscience, or maybe psychotherapy.

In short, the minimum time in "school" is 7-8 years (some joint BS/ Medical degree programs exist which shorten things a little), plus at least 4 years' training post MD/ DO.

Answer 4

finish yr 12 with a uai of 95
attend uni for 6 yrs
5 yrs speciality training

Answer 5

In order to become a psychiatrist, one has to finish an undergraduate degree. They then need to get a PHD.

Answer 6

You will need a medical degree. So get ready to go to medical school! Then you get advanced training in psychology.