I'm aspiring medical school though I am only twelve and have researched colleges. I suggest that you consult with a college planner or at least do research before pursuing psychiatry because it can also affect one's personal mental health or private life. talking to people with disturbing thoughts can often make an impacts on a person. But if you really want to know it is 4 years of basic college and probably you'll want to major in something to do with the studies of human behavior or social interaction. After that you'd have to endure an even more challenging 2-3 years of neurological medical school then residency to either a mental health ward or private psychiatric practicing doctor. 16 years
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.
just do MB BS
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.
The branch of medicine that deals with mental disorders is called Psychiatry. The the doctor is referred to as a Psychiatrist. Sources: Medical Doctor
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