Psychiatrist

Duties and Responsibilities:

Psychiatrists are physicians who specialize in the problems of mental illness. As physicians, they are licensed to use a wide variety of treatment sand may write prescriptions. Psychiatrists may work for the government, have their own private practice, or work in hospitals, clinics, or universities. These duties include:

·       Designing treatment programs.

·       Conducting psychotherapy sessions.

·       Prescribing potent mental illness drugs.

·       Supervising electrotherapy treatments.

·       Conducting research.

·       Leading a team of mental health care providers.

Average Salary: $90,000 - $200,000

Educational 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 presidency in psychiatry.

Reflection: I don’t think I would want to be a psychiatrist because of the hard work it takes to become one. Being a psychiatrist is really not in my interest, or something I want to go to school for, or to become in life.