What Psychiatrists Do

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the Medical College Administration Test to be accepted into a medical school. To get a medical degree, one is required to serve a two or three year internship in a medical facility or psychiatry clinic. One must also pass all of his final exemption exams. Then he is given either the National Board of Medical Examiner’s (NBME) or the Federation of State Licensing Examiner’s tests to be able to legally practice medicine. Next he should do a four-year residency specializing in psychiatry. After that is completed, he is given oral and written tests from the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. If he passes this test, he is given the title of a Diplomat in Psychiatry and is then allowed to practice medicine. It can take from twelve to seventeen years of schooling for one to legally practice psychiatry depending on his specialization.
The cost of taking one year in Boston College of Massachusetts is $16,640 plus room ($3,830) and board ($3,130). One must earn from 520-610 points ...

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to more problems than people of a smaller city are. The majority of psychiatrists work in a private office, while others can work in clinics, general hospitals, and psychiatric wards. The federal government employs some psychiatrists in the Veterans Administration and the U.S. Publication Service. Psychiatrists who have their own office are able to choose their own décor for the office.

Psychiatrists make a very good salary, but it varies with each psychiatric position one has. Interns usually can make from $12,000 to $20,000 per year. Psychiatric hospital residents make on average $20,000 or more per year. Mental hospital residents can make $60,000 or more per year and ...

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