Although the conditions in Cuba virtually guarantee that there is a great deal of emotional and mental disturbance in the population (see its suicide statistics for one example), psychiatry has not been a big priority with the Cuban government over the past half century. It is doubtful if there is such a thing as a psychiatric residency there at present.
That said, the first step in becoming a psychiatrist anywhere is to become a Doctor of Medicine (MD). There are good medical schools in Cuba, and by the time you have completed that training, there may well be opportunities in psychiatry as well.
You have to go to Medical School to become a psychiatrist.
To become a psychiatrist, one must be an M.D.
To become a psychiatrist one must first become a medical doctor.
If you want to be a psychiatrist, then you need to go to medical school.
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You could become a psychologist or a psychiatrist.
Becoming a psychiatrist typically requires completing 4 years of medical school, followed by 4 years of residency training in psychiatry. Therefore, it can take around 8-12 years to become a fully licensed psychiatrist.
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If you become a psychiatrist, it would not be malpractice if you do now warn your patients about the bad things about psychiatry.
A psychiatrist is a specialist in psychiatry - the study of the mind and behaviors. They are not family doctors (known as Family medicine specialists). If the psychiatrist were to complete residency training in Family medicine, then he could be a family doctor.
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