Ivan Said:

Want to change careers to one with worse pay, what should I do?

We Answered:

If you can live on less, and be happier, then change.
We spend a third of our lives at work, and it's most of our waking day, so why do something that makes you miserable?
You could also combine the two, get your degree and work in the medical field on a cruise ship?

Lee Said:

What are some interesting careers I may be interested in?

We Answered:

Maybe working for the parks? You might want to look into becoming a cartographer/GIS person as they go out and verify things in the field (both urban and wild areas).

Pamela Said:

Looking forward to Change in Career path?

We Answered:

you will get lots of opportunities man......look for some in naukri......

Kimberly Said:

Debating on which Career to choice? Plz Help!!!!!!?

We Answered:

My best answer to this is do what you love to do. If you love to do something you will probably excell at it. A career in tourism sounds like fun. Any time you deal with the public it will be challenging. I would recommend working on a tour ship, you would travel all over and being on a ship would bring on lots of challenges. I'd do some research first then decide. If you do not enjoy what you do you will probably not do well at it. I look at it this way, One third of your life is sleep, one third of your life is leisure (fun), and one third of your life is work, Why not enjoy your work too?

Willie Said:

How to become a psychiatrist?

We Answered:

Psychiatry is a great profession, though I think it has a healthy rivalry with Clinical Psychology (which I'm interested in, and you might find interesting also). To put my answer in a geographic context, I'm answering as an American entering his second year of college in Vermont (a northeastern, or "New England" state).

Psychiatry is what I would consider a "guarded" profession. That means that becoming a psychiatrist means serious, extensive (and quite possibly expensive) study. To the best of my knowledge, you have to have an M.D. (a graduate degree in medicine), not to mention an undergraduate degree (like a B.A. or B.S.) that will let you get into medical school.
Undergraduate schools in the U.S. don't care so much about what specific classes you took (unless they have general requirements like 3-4 years of math, 4 years of English, etc.) as they do about how challenging these classes were (were you just trying to score easy A's, or were these really difficult courses) and how you did in them. That's certainly different for medical schools. Based on my limited understanding of the Med School application process, majoring in a natural science (like biology) is likely your best choice, and science courses like chemistry (inorganic + organic), physics and the like are absolutely essential. Are you familiar with the MCATs? That's a test that medical schools might eventually want you to take.

As an M.D., you then would choose to specialize in psychiatry, as opposed to other medical subjects (like orthopedic work). I imagine licensing tests would follow. Just because you are certified in one state or country does not mean that you will be accepted as a psychiatrist everywhere.

In short, becoming a psychiatrist is very tough and requires considerable aptitude on the part of the student. I don't think anyone on the street would complain about this, though. Would you want someone with just a 2-year degree from a diploma mill prescribing you potentially deadly medicine? At least you have a good chance of netting a very high salary.

Clinical psychologists must go through graduate school as well (our term for where you study AFTER going to undergraduate school at a college or university), but their degree is a Ph.D. It's quite difficult to get accepted to a Clinical Psych program--harder, some would say, than medical school is. Experience in a psychology setting and licensing tests are additional requirements.

It's great that you want to pursue a role in mental health care. Just understand that it takes a good amount of effort.