Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Psychiatrist
Duties and Responsibilities:
Psychiatrists are physicians who specialize in the problems of mental illness.  As physicians, they are licensed to use a vary wide variety of treatment and may write prescriptions.  Psychiatrists may work for the government, have their own private practice, or work in hospitals, clinics, or universities.  Their 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:
In addition to completing the requirements for a degree in allopathic or osteopathic medicine,  psychiatrists must complete an intensive three year residency in psychiatry.

I would not like to do this job because I find it boring.

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