Clinical Psychologist vs medical psychologist

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What is the difference between a clinical psychologist and a medical psychologist in regards to schooling, jobs perspectives, and salary?

 

[PsyDr]

A medical psychologist is a clinical psychologist who also has a post doctoral masters in clinical psychopharmacology. Jobs and salary are highly dependent on location.

 

[DrMikeP]

What is the difference between a clinical psychologist and a medical psychologist in regards to schooling, jobs perspectives, and salary?

Most medical psychologists start out in clinical psych programs and take health or medical specialization/concentration courses then after graduating pursue a masters/post-doctoral program in psychopharm. Many given their specialized interests have health or medical related practicums, internships, and residencies. You learn more about the physiological/medical (physical exams, labs, meds) side of psychology and in a handful of states (if you meet the psychopharm requirements) can be licensed to prescribe. Kind of sort of like a PA (but different) with a doctorate in psychology. ABPP board certifies health psych, where AMP board certifies med psychologists.

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[deleted343839]

To throw another term into the mix.. clinical health psychologists have clinical training and specialized training and/or experience in areas such as health promotion, disease prevention, adjustment to chronic or life-threatening illnesses, etc. They're more likely to collaborate with prescribing clinicians than to write prescriptions themselves.