Psychiatrist

Duties and responsibilities:

Psychiatrists are physicians who specialize in the problems of mental illness.  As physicians, they are licensed to use a very 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:

Ø  Designing treatment programs.

Ø  Conducting psychotherapy sessions.

Ø  Prescribing potent mental illness drugs.

Ø  Supervising electrotherapy treatments.

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.

Reflection: I would like to be one of these because they earn lots of money.