How to become a psychiatrist

The treatment of mental illness in our country is mainly engaged in state institutions. Private practitioners-psychiatrists in Russia are still very few. This is due to the difficulty of obtaining a license for such activities. To get a job in a public institution, must undergo a course of training consisting of three basic steps.

You will need

• - From 15 to 50 thousand rubles for preparation for admission;
• - about 30 thousand rubles for training materials, books, clothes for 6 years of training;
• - from 60 to 200 thousand rubles. for a certificate of a psychiatrist.

Instruction

1. First, you need to enroll in medical or pediatric faculty of medical schools, with the state status. Admission to medical school is not easy, given the great competition among students. Competition is from 1.5 people to contract space for up to 40 people on a budget. The task of the students is somewhat simplified, as many Universities are preparing for entrance tests for their training bases. However, you will have to prove that studying to be a doctor-a psychiatrist you are the most accomplished of your peers.
2. After successful admission to medical school begins the longest stage of the six – year-old learning basic and clinical disciplines. During this period you will spend more than 11,000 hours studying medical and kolomeisky items. During the six years of training, you need to learn how to become a doctor, and get around 150 credits and pass a about 60 exams. After successful completion of the state certification, you will be given a diploma of "doctor".
3. In the six years of training in medical school the student needs to make a decision what kind of doctor to become upon graduation. If his choice has not changed and he still wants to become a psychiatrist, he must pass the appropriate specialization. Here the high school graduate has two options: to complete an internship (1 year) or internship (2 years).
   
   Today every graduate is entitled in the year of graduation from medical school to qualify for a budget place in the program, enrollment in which is on a competitive basis (in the calculation takes the average score). However, for each graduate open another path – paid training.
4. Take care preparation for entry in advance – at least a year before the entrance exams. Before entering the internship you have to look at your GPA and compare it with the number of budget places. If the chances of getting a objectively small, then think about the conclusion of the contract with the local municipal health Committee - the so-called "letter" paying for your education, and you, in turn, commit 3 years to work on the specified officials of a position in a clinic area.