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As a psychiatrist, you’ll draw on your medical, scientific and interpersonal skills to work with people of all ages and from all walks of life. The treatment and support you provide will change lives. Find out more - then make a difference, choose psychiatry.
Two medical students talk to working psychiatrists about the realities and rewards of a career in psychiatry.
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The realities and rewards of a career in psychiatry

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