How to become a psychiatrist without medical school?

Does such school exist. I thought you need to go through med school to get a MD and becoming a psychiatrist. Hope someone can clear this up. read more

As part of the training to become a Medical Doctor and then as a Psychiatrist involves learning about the Pharmacology of the Psychiatric medicines (Psychopharmacology). Without this training you would not be allowed to prescribe any medication so, the medical school route is the only route there. read more

To become a psychiatrist you need: 4 years - Bachelor Degree; 4 years - Medical School; 3-4 years - Residency. You'll need 8 years of school and then an additional 3-4 years of training to specialize in the field, a total of 11-12 years. read more

It takes 4 years of medical school and 4 years of residency in psychiatry to become a psychiatrist. A tiny bit quicker route is to become a family medicine or internal medicine physician, which shaves off a year of residency training (3 years rather than 4). read more

Your next step to becoming a psychiatrist will be to attend medical school. You will usually need to stay in medical school for around four to five years. Part of becoming a psychiatrist is completing a psychiatric residency. This also takes about four years. You’ll get experience in a variety of areas when you are in your residency. read more