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JuliaH JuliaH
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11 years ago
I want to go to medical school for psychiatry. I am in undergraduate now. What are the necessary steps to take to get into med-school? I want to focus more on the neurological side of psychiatry. Should I double major in psychiatry AND neuroscience (which is a sub-major in Psychology at Indiana University). Any help is greatly appreciated!
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11 years ago
take math and science courses even fi they are not required for your major, they will help on the MCAT
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11 years ago
Actually, the neurological side of psychiatry is neurology, a stand-alone specialty.  Looks like you are interested in how neurology is related to psychiatric conditions.  That is to say, you feel that physical and chemical and electrical changes in the brain cause psychiatric conditions such as depression, schizophrenia, bi-polar disorder, and so on.  So I would suggest that you skip psychiatry and go for a straight up neurology or neuroscience doctorate.  You don't have to be a medical doctor to get a doctorate in neuroscience, and that might be more efficient.
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11 years ago
You would need to get a degree in medicine and register as a GP then later on you could specialise and go into psychiatry.
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11 years ago
Major in whatever you find interesting.  As long as you take the required prerequisites for the school you wish to attend, they won't give a crap what you major in.  Just make sure you do well in all of your classes, and make sure that you also take challenging classes (the major doesn't count, but admissions boards will care if you take the easiest classes possible).  You should also work or volunteer in a clinical setting, as well as try to shadow a physician.  Medical schools want you to do this so that they know you're not just after the idea of being a doctor.  They want you to know what it's like to actually have the job.  Of course you have to take the MCAT and do fairly well.  And the last aspect that medical schools look at is how well rounded your interests are.  They like people who are curious and have interests outside of medicine.  Play a sport, volunteer outside of a clinical setting, get a job, or do research.  Whatever you pick, the key is that you have to excel.
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11 years ago
If you wish to enter the mental health field, it helps if you're a little nuts.
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