Can I switch to Pyschiatry after going to uni studying Pyschology

[fordoc]

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I'm about to study Clinical Psychology at a university this fall but I'm wondering If I can switch to Psychiatry after those years in uni doing psychology and go to med school from there?

Is that possible?I'm really interested in mental health and I've researched both professions and they are quite similar besides the fact that one is a "doctor" and prescribe medicine while the other can't and has more of a therapy role.

After hearing basically a lot of similarities in the profession and time in school but 1/3-1/2 less pay is discouraging.

 

[somedude14]

I'm about to study Clinical Psychology at a university this fall but I'm wondering If I can switch to Psychiatry after those years in uni doing psychology and go to med school from there?

Is that possible?I'm really interested in mental health and I've researched both professions and they are quite similar besides the fact that one is a "doctor" and prescribe medicine while the other can't and has more of a therapy role.

After hearing basically a lot of similarities in the profession and time in school but 1/3-1/2 less pay is discouraging.

I'm not sure if this is a troll post or not...

Yes, of course it is possible but it doesn't make any sense. Why would you spend 5+ years getting a PhD and then another 1 or 2 doing a psychology internship just to change careers where you would need to spend another 4 years for med school and then another 4 in residency?

 

[roubs]

I'm not sure if this is a troll post or not...

Yes, of course it is possible but it doesn't make any sense. Why would you spend 5+ years getting a PhD and then another 1 or 2 doing a psychology internship just to change careers where you would need to spend another 4 years for med school and then another 4 in residency?

Maybe OP is about to start undergrad and meant he's beginning to study psychology?

 

[shiaben]

I had a similar question to the thread operator.

If you get your BA in psychology.

Is it a pain in the arse to apply to medical school?

Because from what I know and understand, you need specific biology courses for medical school. So at this point, would it be too little too late?

 

[2012PhD]

I'm about to study Clinical Psychology at a university this fall but I'm wondering If I can switch to Psychiatry after those years in uni doing psychology and go to med school from there?

Is that possible?I'm really interested in mental health and I've researched both professions and they are quite similar besides the fact that one is a "doctor" and prescribe medicine while the other can't and has more of a therapy role.

After hearing basically a lot of similarities in the profession and time in school but 1/3-1/2 less pay is discouraging.

Psychiatry is def. the highest paying profession in the mental health field so if you are concerned about pay this may be a good way to go. You may also want to look at Psychiatric NP options as they are shorter than going to medical school and have higher salaries than psychologists.

To get into medical school, you will need a good amount of pre-med coursework. Talk to your counselor about this if you are just starting college because it may not be too late to take pre-med courses. You can be pre-med with a clinical psychology major.

 

[roubs]

I had a similar question to the thread operator.

If you get your BA in psychology.

Is it a pain in the arse to apply to medical school?

Because from what I know and understand, you need specific biology courses for medical school. So at this point, would it be too little too late?

Med schools don't care what your major was as long as you complete all the pre-med requirements. At my undergrad the psych major was 36 credits and the pre-med requirements were around 36 credits also[There was no "pre-med" major]. Not impossible to do in a 120 credit undergrad.

 

[nitemagi]

Med schools want to know that you can handle the science of medical school. The pre-med classes serve as a foundation for the science of medicine, from the physics (ortho with motion, fluid dynamics for hemodynamics, circuits for CNS, etc) to the organic chemistry (pharm). But your major doesn't matter. You just need the pre-req's and good grades in them (A's). Psychology as an undergrad degree can be looked up favorably by many schools if you can also demonstrate you can handle the hard science.