Career Research - Keziah Smallhorne by Keziah Smallhorne https://padlet.com/200569130/4t1ef9yai2ze Psychiatrist en-us 2018-08-29 23:33:28 UTC 2025-11-08 07:58:55 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Manbag.png Description: 200569130 https://padlet.com/200569130/4t1ef9yai2ze/wish/276429914 A psychiatrist is a trained medical doctor that specializes in mental illness. Psychiatrists spend their time evaluating patients and prescribing medication.  ]]> 2018-08-29 23:40:09 UTC https://padlet.com/200569130/4t1ef9yai2ze/wish/276429914 Education Required 200569130 https://padlet.com/200569130/4t1ef9yai2ze/wish/276431099
  • 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
    • ]]>     2018-08-29 23:49:02 UTC https://padlet.com/200569130/4t1ef9yai2ze/wish/276431099     Undergraduate School 200569130 https://padlet.com/200569130/4t1ef9yai2ze/wish/276536949 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.


    ]]>     2018-08-30 11:44:47 UTC https://padlet.com/200569130/4t1ef9yai2ze/wish/276536949     Medical School 200569130 https://padlet.com/200569130/4t1ef9yai2ze/wish/276538129 The average four year cost of medical school is $278,455 for private medical schools and $207,866 for public medical schools.]]> 2018-08-30 11:49:57 UTC https://padlet.com/200569130/4t1ef9yai2ze/wish/276538129 Total 200569130 https://padlet.com/200569130/4t1ef9yai2ze/wish/276538382 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]]>     2018-08-30 11:51:30 UTC https://padlet.com/200569130/4t1ef9yai2ze/wish/276538382     Entry Level - Medical Resident 200569130 https://padlet.com/200569130/4t1ef9yai2ze/wish/276539783
  • 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.
    • ]]>     2018-08-30 11:58:16 UTC https://padlet.com/200569130/4t1ef9yai2ze/wish/276539783     200569130 https://padlet.com/200569130/4t1ef9yai2ze/wish/276540292 2018-08-30 12:00:19 UTC https://padlet.com/200569130/4t1ef9yai2ze/wish/276540292 Median Level - Psychiatrist 200569130 https://padlet.com/200569130/4t1ef9yai2ze/wish/276541415
  • 4- 5 years of residency required
  • Medical Degree
  • Licensing through ABPN
  • Average Salary of $200,000 depending on the state.
    • ]]>     2018-08-30 12:06:17 UTC https://padlet.com/200569130/4t1ef9yai2ze/wish/276541415     200569130 https://padlet.com/200569130/4t1ef9yai2ze/wish/276543202 2018-08-30 12:15:02 UTC https://padlet.com/200569130/4t1ef9yai2ze/wish/276543202 Advanced Level - Administrator of A Psychiatric Department 200569130 https://padlet.com/200569130/4t1ef9yai2ze/wish/276857014
  • 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..
    • ]]>     2018-08-31 11:47:41 UTC https://padlet.com/200569130/4t1ef9yai2ze/wish/276857014     Skills Needed as A Psychiatrist 200569130 https://padlet.com/200569130/4t1ef9yai2ze/wish/276860403
  • Perception
  • Sensitivity
  • Inductive and Deductive Reasoning
  • Communicative Skills
    • ]]>     2018-08-31 12:07:49 UTC https://padlet.com/200569130/4t1ef9yai2ze/wish/276860403     Skills I Believe I Exhibit 200569130 https://padlet.com/200569130/4t1ef9yai2ze/wish/276860541
  • Empathy
  • Patience
  • Working well under pressure
    • ]]>     2018-08-31 12:08:44 UTC https://padlet.com/200569130/4t1ef9yai2ze/wish/276860541     200569130 https://padlet.com/200569130/4t1ef9yai2ze/wish/277101477 2018-09-01 20:42:05 UTC https://padlet.com/200569130/4t1ef9yai2ze/wish/277101477 200569130 https://padlet.com/200569130/4t1ef9yai2ze/wish/277101576 2018-09-01 20:44:33 UTC https://padlet.com/200569130/4t1ef9yai2ze/wish/277101576 200569130 https://padlet.com/200569130/4t1ef9yai2ze/wish/277102756
  • Financial Stability 
  • High Demand 
  • Flexible Hours
  • Variety of Work Environments 
  • Medical Insurance
  • Paid Holidays and Vacation


    • ]]>     2018-09-01 21:02:28 UTC https://padlet.com/200569130/4t1ef9yai2ze/wish/277102756     200569130 https://padlet.com/200569130/4t1ef9yai2ze/wish/277103815
  • Being on call for emergencies at all times
  • High stress 
  • Laws of confidentiality
  • Work-Life Imbalance
  • Difficult Patients

    • ]]>     2018-09-01 21:22:06 UTC https://padlet.com/200569130/4t1ef9yai2ze/wish/277103815     200569130 https://padlet.com/200569130/4t1ef9yai2ze/wish/277724682 2018-09-04 19:10:10 UTC https://padlet.com/200569130/4t1ef9yai2ze/wish/277724682