Psychiatrist

Psychiatrist

Duties and Responsibilities:

Psychiatrist are physicians who specialize in mental illness problems. They are licensed as physicians to use a variety of treatment and may write prescriptions. Psychiatrist may work for the government, have their own private practice, or work in clinics, hospitals, or universities. Their duties include:

·       Designing treatment programs

·       Conducting psychotherapy sessions

·       Prescribing mental illness drugs

·       Supervising electrotherapy treatments

·       Research

·       Leading a team of mental health care providers

Average Salary: $90,000- $200,000

Educational Requirements:

      To completing the requirements to become a psychiatrist  you need a degree in allopathic or osteopathic medicine. Psychiatrist mist complete an intensive three year residency in psychiatry.

Reflection: Yes I would be interested in becoming this because it seems like an interesting job and an easy one as well. 

Osteopathic Physician

Osteopathic Physician

Duties and Responsibilities:

       Osteopathic physicians use accepted methods of diagnosing and treating injuries and diseases. They practice in all the branches of medicine and surgery. They have an importance of the musculoskeletal system, holistic medicine, proper nutrition, and environmental factors in having a good health. They use a hands on approach to medicine and sometimes manipulate or palpate as part of the diagnosis and also a part of treatment. Osteopaths work in osteopathic hospitals or private practice. However many of the allopathic hospitals now accept osteopaths as physicians and staff members Most of the osteopaths are general practitioners, family practitioners, or emergency medicine specialist.

Average Salary: $110,000

Educational Requirements:

          Students who want to become Osteopathic physicians should take the most challenging high school courses available in science, math, and English. After three or four years of going to college, prospective physicians must attend a medical school. Undergraduate requirements for admission to all of the medical schools include one year of basic chemistry, organic chemistry, biology, and physics. Some schools also require course work in calculus, English, the humanities, or social science. Medical schools usually include two years of additional study in both basic and clinical sciences and are also followed up with a year internship at a hospital.

Reflection: No I wouldn’t want to become this because it seems complicated. 

Genetic Counselor

                                          Genetic Counselor

Duties and Responsibilities:

                        Genetic counselors work with people who have generic, or have inherited disorders or birth defects. They also help people who are at risk of getting these problems. Genetic Counselors:

·      Tell their patients and families about their problem and tell them how to manage it.

·      Examine the patient’s family history.

·      Help patients and their families to reach decisions about their disorder without having effect in their religious or ethical beliefs.

·      Research about the genetic disorders.

·      Educate people about genetic disorders.

Average Salary: $25,000-$55,000

Educational Requirements:

            Students who would like to become a genetic counselor should take a hard high school curriculum based on math and science.

A master’s degree is required. Many states require genetic counselors to be certified.

                        CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!!

Answer: I would be interested in becoming one only because it seems to help the family as much as the patient. I like to help people and genetic counselors help people so I would like to be one. I would like to be one and help as many people as I can in their decision making.