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reader, anonymous, writes (13 December 2007): Medical degree (usually 5 years)
This provides students with some exposure to the different specialties within medicine.
Foundation Year 1 and Foundation Year 2 (2 years)
After medical school you will spend 2 years working in a hospital as ‘foundation programme trainee.’ This will extend the knowledge and skills you have gained as a medical student. The foundation programme will help you understand the important qualities that you will need to develop to be a successful doctor. The second year of foundation programme will extend your knowledge and give you opportunities to experience working within different specialties.
Specialty training (usually 6 years)
Once you have completed the foundation programme you will be able to apply for specialty training in psychiatry. This will last for around 6 years and will include assessments through out the six years.
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reader, DrPsych  + ♥, writes (9 September 2006):
 For psychiatry you would need a medical degree, post-qualifying experience as a senior house officer and then you would need to do exams and join a registrar programme for psychiatry (it could be adult or child psychiatry). If you are in the UK, I am sure you know how understaffed psychiatry is at the moment so you should have no problem flying up that career ladder. You could also consider a career as a psychologists as increasingly they are working in psychiatry outpatients and inpatients centres.
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reader, anonymous, writes (25 August 2006): Try this website, it might helphttp://www.ehow.com/how_18117_become-psychiatrist.html
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