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How can a doctor change specialties?

Asked by RedDeerGuy1 (25093points) November 9th, 2021

Like from psychiatry to emergency medicine?

I was told that it is hard to change specialties in medicine.

Does one need to start from scratch again? Or do some courses transfer to the new field?

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Caravanfan's avatar

The answer is it totally depends. If a psychiatrist wants to be an ER doctor then they will generally need to go to an ER or family practice residency.

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Tropical_Willie's avatar

^^^^What @Caravanfan said !^^^^

Had a high school friend switch from pediatrics to ER. She went back for time in an Emergency Room residency.

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JLoon's avatar

Yes.

But be careful if they switch to veternarian.

Unless you’re a vet.

Then it would be totally fine.

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