September 19, 2006
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Well, I went on a job shadow in the psych. ward at St. Joseph’s. It was interesting. I learned a lot. I know am positive I want to be a Psychiatrist (M.D.), not Psychologist (Ph.D.) or Therapist (M.S.). Therapists just talk to people with everyday problems. They earn around $45,000 a year. Psychologists talk to people with everyday problems a little less and do more research-based testing and such. They earn around $63,000 a year. Psychiatrists hardly ever talk to anybody unless it’s a half hour consultation about the medication the patient is taking, so the Psychiatrist mainly just works with meds and mental disorders — never everyday problems. They earn around $146,000 a year. If I decide I don’t want to go to med school to get my M.D., then I’ll just get my Ph.D. and stick to being a psychologist. I know therapist is definitely out, though. However, after I get my B.S., I can be part of the Assessment Team for admitting patients and for leading group therapy sessions such as an A.A. meeting. After I get my M.S., I can be a Therapist. After that, a Psychologist. After that, finally a Psychiatrist. Yay! lol. I be happy now.
“Imperfection is beauty. Madness is genius. And it’s better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely stupid.” -Marilyn Monroe
