DO private practice psychiatry?

[ButAtYourBest]

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I haven't really found any private practice psychiatrist DO's in my area. I'm curious of other people out there are interested in doing this, and what the path my look like (in comparison to an allo)?

 

[Bacchus]

You'll have to complete four years of medical school and then a psychiatry residency. Psych residencies aren't competitive so you should be able to get one. However, your dream of a private practice is risky. You need business sense, cash overhead, and enough resources to keep a practice afloat. I'd recommend joining a private practice of a few physicians so not all the burden falls on you.

 

[DrYoda]

You'll have to complete four years of medical school and then a psychiatry residency. Psych residencies aren't competitive so you should be able to get one. However, your dream of a private practice is risky. You need business sense, cash overhead, and enough resources to keep a practice afloat. I'd recommend joining a private practice of a few physicians so not all the burden falls on you.

I would recommend this as well, at least initially. You could allways join a group, become better aquainted with the business side of medicine, and then break off to form your own down the road if you so desire.

in comparison to an allo

Other than attending a DO school I would imagine the two paths are identical.

 

[JaggerPlate]

You'll have to complete four years of medical school and then a psychiatry residency. Psych residencies aren't competitive so you should be able to get one. However, your dream of a private practice is risky. You need business sense, cash overhead, and enough resources to keep a practice afloat. I'd recommend joining a private practice of a few physicians so not all the burden falls on you.

Super low overhead though??? I'd say psyche is probably one of the few fields of med where you aren't paying for staff, diagnostic machines, huge office space, etc etc.

to find DOs in your area: www.osteopathic.org --> find a DO (upper right corner) --> accept agreement --> select field/area --> bam.

 

[DrYoda]

Super low overhead though??? I'd say psyche is probably one of the few fields of med where you aren't paying for staff, diagnostic machines, huge office space, etc etc.

to find DOs in your area: www.osteopathic.org --> find a DO (upper right corner) --> accept agreement --> select field/area --> bam.

Low overhead is probably the most awesome thing about psych. I know a psychiatrist who has her office at home😱. Pure awesome, I drool at the idea of home-office write offs.

 

[Substance P]

Low overhead is probably the most awesome thing about psych. I know a psychiatrist who has her office at home😱. Pure awesome, I drool at the idea of home-office write offs.

Until your patients start showing up at 2 AM...


If I were to ever go into psych I would definitely not practice out of my home.

 

[DrYoda]

Until your patients start showing up at 2 AM...


If I were to ever go into psych I would definitely not practice out of my home.

good point. I'd bet she's pretty picky with who's her patient.

 

[JaggerPlate]

Low overhead is probably the most awesome thing about psych. I know a psychiatrist who has her office at home😱. Pure awesome, I drool at the idea of home-office write offs.

I know several docs who do the same. I don't think it's uncommon.

 

[Substance P]

I know several docs who do the same. I don't think it's uncommon.

No pun intended, but that's just crazy! 😉

 

[JaggerPlate]

No pun intended, but that's just crazy! 😉

Whaaa wahhhhhh.

 

[ButAtYourBest]

Super low overhead though??? I'd say psyche is probably one of the few fields of med where you aren't paying for staff, diagnostic machines, huge office space, etc etc.

to find DOs in your area: www.osteopathic.org --> find a DO (upper right corner) --> accept agreement --> select field/area --> bam.

thanks for the link...

I did a search for the NYC area, and only found 1 psychiatrist (a pediatric psychiatrist) out of the 327 registered DO's. Also, only 1 neurologist.

Are there likely to be a lot of DO psychiatrists in NYC (a place I would like to settle at) that are simply not registered on this site? Or is it just not that common?

 

[Substance P]

thanks for the link...

I did a search for the NYC area, and only found 1 psychiatrist (a pediatric psychiatrist) out of the 327 registered DO's. Also, only 1 neurologist.

Are there likely to be a lot of DO psychiatrists in NYC (a place I would like to settle at) that are simply not registered on this site? Or is it just not that common?

That site is certainly not comprehensive. I believe it's completely voluntary and most are probably not on there.

You could do a google search. I just typed "DO psychiatry New York" and this is what I got:

http://www.google.com/#hl=en&source=hp&q=DO+psychiatry+new+york&aq=f&aqi=&oq=&fp=d6985f0b1643625b


Looks like there are a lot there. 😉

 

[ButAtYourBest]

i know lots of people say DO's are not discriminated against, but might this be one area that the DO vs. MD issue might arise? if you are trying to join a group private practice?

 

[Substance P]

i know lots of people say DO's are not discriminated against, but might this be one area that the DO vs. MD issue might arise? if you are trying to join a group private practice?

I think it's too hard to get an answer on this one. It's such a hot topic on this forum and in real life. I have talked to a number of DO's and MD's and about 95% of the MD's say it's harder and about 95% of the DO's say it's not. I know DO's in really competitive specialties and they are going to work in a group when they finish residency. It just depends on you and what you want.

Maybe you end up in a DO only group, maybe a DO/MD group, or maybe you're the only DO picked up in and MD group (making it a DO/MD, but it could be harder to be the first). There are always going to be MD's who don't want to pick-up a DO and there are always going to be DO's who don't want to pick-up MD's.

In the end, you will be called a psychiatrist and you will be able to practice in a number of different capacities. The road you take and the difficulty of the terrain is up to you. 😉