Forensic Psychology/Psych and the Law?

[ProZackMI]

Are there any PhD/PsyD psychologists out there who have considered going to law school? Have any of you done it? I'm a psychiatrist (I know, I know, but I can't change that now!) and went to law school part-time and recently graduated with my JD. I'm going to take the bar exam in Michigan in February. I'm seriously considering leaving medicine and going to law full-time, assuming I pass the bar exam.

I was just curious if any other mental health professionals out there have considered getting and a JD, or have done so, and if so, what their plans are.

Thanks,
Zack

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[Shatani]

im a current PsyD student who plans to go to law school in the future....

 

[PublicHealth]

Are there any PhD/PsyD psychologists out there who have considered going to law school? Have any of you done it? I'm a psychiatrist (I know, I know, but I can't change that now!) and went to law school part-time and recently graduated with my JD. I'm going to take the bar exam in Michigan in February. I'm seriously considering leaving medicine and going to law full-time, assuming I pass the bar exam.

I was just curious if any other mental health professionals out there have considered getting and a JD, or have done so, and if so, what their plans are.

Thanks,
Zack

What are you planning to do with an MD and JD?

 

[ProZackMI]

What are you planning to do with an MD and JD?

Leave medicine and go into law, once I pass the bar exam!

 

[PublicHealth]

Leave medicine and go into law, once I pass the bar exam!

What aspects of medicine do you like/dislike?

For someone interested in forensic psychiatry/psychology, does having a JD enhance one's credentials in any substantive manner?

 

[ProZackMI]

What aspects of medicine do you like/dislike?

For someone interested in forensic psychiatry/psychology, does having a JD enhance one's credentials in any substantive manner?

I may actually go back to internal medicine and get out of psychiatry, and then practice law on the side.

A JD would enhance the practice of forensic psych by giving the practitioner a strong familiarity with the legal and court system, legal jargon, and legal standards.