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4 Years of Undergraduate School

4 Years of Medical School

Degree in either biology or psychology

Earn an MD or a DO

Take the USMLE if you received an MD or the COMLEX if you received a DO

Do at-least 4 years of residency

Take board certification through American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

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A psychiatrist is a trained medical doctor that specializes in mental illness. Psychiatrists spend their time evaluating patients and prescribing medication.

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Attending University of Georgia for four years  costs about $106,672. Including: tuition, room and board, and miscellaneous expenses as shown in the pie chart below.

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The average four year cost of medical school is $278,455 for private medical schools and $207,866 for public medical schools.

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If I attend University of Georgia and then Emory University the cost will be about:
$306,672

If I attend a more expensive medical school such as Harvard University after University of Georgia the cost will be about:
$477.152

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4 years of medical school required, and a medical degree

Certification (USMLE or COMLEX)

Average Salary of $63,686

This is the stage called "Residency" that prepares newly graduated medical students for the specialization they have chosen.

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4- 5 years of residency required

Medical Degree

Licensing through ABPN

Average Salary of $200,000 depending on the state.

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Advanced Level - Administrator of A Psychiatric Department

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Advanced Level - Administrator of A Psychiatric Department

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Practically no formal training is required ( besides obvious steps before this one)

Job is to be a communicative link between various departments of mental hospital

Average Salary fluctuates between 200,000 and 226,157 depending on state, hospital, etc..

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Perception

Sensitivity

Inductive and Deductive Reasoning

Communicative Skills

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Empathy

Patience

Working well under pressure

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Financial Stability

High Demand

Flexible Hours

Variety of Work Environments

Medical Insurance

Paid Holidays and Vacation

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Being on call for emergencies at all times

High stress

Laws of confidentiality

Work-Life Imbalance

Difficult Patients