psychiatrist

Overview

Languages

English

Education

• Earned doctorate degree

Experience

• 7 months to less than 1 year

Work setting

• Hospital (staff position)
• Rural area

Responsibilities

• Diagnose diseases and physiological disorders
• Diagnose psychiatric disorders
• May conduct medical research on human disorders, illnesses, preventive or curative methods
• Prescribe medication and treatment
• Refer patients for surgery
• Treat diseases and physiological disorders
• Treat psychiatric disorders
• Supervise laboratory activities
• Act as consultants to other physicians
• Order laboratory tests, X-rays and other diagnostic procedures

Supervision

• 1 to 2 people

Credentials

• Licentiate of the Medical Council of Canada (LMCC)
• Medical Co...