My Career Project

Chasity Drake
Period 2 (B-Day)

My Goals
School

Career

Personal

Top 15 of my class

Get a weekend job in my

senior year

Be happy

Make all As in both high

school and college
courses

Identify careers best

suited for me

Pray more

Study more

Get internships

Talk to counselors about

the steps to get into
college

Be more involved

Research

Spend time with my

family

Retake the SAT and ACT

Save money

Enjoy life as a teen

Remaining High School Courses and

Activities

Job shadow or intern in psychiatrists office or local

Advanced Placement (AP) science courses

Job Description (Psychiatry)

Medical doctors that diagnose and treat mental illnesses

Employ individual or group therapy to gain insight into a patient's past and find coping
methods to help patients address their own problems
Sometimes use psychotherapy
Need strong communication skills

Promotion Advancements and

Salary

Annual Salary: $209,101

Range between: $187,375-$233,902

Building your own practice is the best way to advance

Overtime pay can get better within an organization

Work Conditions
Psychiatrists can be found in:
Prisons
Hospitals/Clinics
Rehabilitation Programs
Nursing Homes

Work long hours; Need to be prepared to leave at all times

Stressful
Need Patience

Education and College Major

College Major:
Psychology

Attend undergraduate program

Look into Pre-Med programs

Medical School
Residency Program after Medical School

Three Colleges That Provide My

Major

University of Georgia
University of Central Florida
University of Florida

My Top College: UNIVERSITY OF

GEORGIA

Mascot
Hairy Dawg

Keith Campbell
Department Chair

ACT/SAT Score Requirement

SAT: 1710-2000
ACT: 23-30

How Are You Going to Pay for

College?

Scholarships
Posse Scholarship, if I am selected

How Long Will It Take To Graduate?

12-16 years

How Are You Going To Get a Job?

Internships
Hospitals
Networking

Are You Staying in School for Advancement

Degrees?

Possibly, a Doctorate

Where Do You Want to Work?

Start off in hospitals, working as a child and adolescent psychiatrist

Want to eventually begin my own practice