Rate this: Psych vs. Path stress levels/$

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Hello!

I am an MSIV starting a path elective (my second to last rotation) this week. I have always been slightly interested in Path, but since my psych rotations I pretty much fell in love with psych.

Would you all please lend me your experiences in path and compare (if you know anyone doing a psych residency) the levels of stress one feels during psych and path residencies. Which in your opinion is the more demanding residency? (how long is path anyway? Psych is 4 years)

Finally how much money can a pathologist expect to earn after practicing a few years? Compared to a psychiatrist?

Thanks in advance!

PS Im going to post this on the path board too...tee hee.

 

[OldPsychDoc]

Hello!

I am an MSIV starting a path elective (my second to last rotation) this week. I have always been slightly interested in Path, but since my psych rotations I pretty much fell in love with psych.

Would you all please lend me your experiences in path and compare (if you know anyone doing a psych residency) the levels of stress one feels during psych and path residencies. Which in your opinion is the more demanding residency? (how long is path anyway? Psych is 4 years)

Finally how much money can a pathologist expect to earn after practicing a few years? Compared to a psychiatrist?

Thanks in advance!

PS Im going to post this on the path board too...tee hee.

I suspect that either field could be stressful if you weren't well matched for it. I got pretty stressed out looking at slides in conferences and being called on by attendings with encyclopedic knowledge... I would be slitting my wrists if I were in path! OTOH, I've got a friend who loves it, and would be tearing his hair out with one of my clinic afternoons.

I think path in general could be more $, but I'm doing ok.