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    Becoming a consultant

    In this section several consultants tell us about their working life. It is part of our section for resident doctors, to support you to Thrive in Psychiatry. 

    Becoming a consultant

    When you complete your Specialty Training, you'll become a consultant.

    What's life like as a consultant psychiatrist?

    Our first interviewee is Dr Fiona Martin, a General Adult Psychiatrist from Northern Ireland.

    Dr Fiona Martin interview for Choose Psychiatry
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    Dr Fiona Martin, consultant in General Adult Psychiatry

    Watch this interview with Dr Elaine Lockhart, a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist working in Scotland.

    Choose Psychiatry - Dr Elaine Lockhart
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    Dr Elaine Lockhart, consultant in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

    Listen to our interview with Dr Shahbaz Noor, a General Adult psychiatrist working at an in-patient unit in Plymouth.

    Choose Psychiatry - Dr Shahbaz Noor
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    Dr Shahbaz Noor, consultant in General Adult Psychiatry

    Don't miss our interview with Dr Dearbhail Lewis, a consultant in Liaison Psychiatry, who works in Belfast.

    Choose Psychiatry - Dr Dearbhail Lewis
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    Dr Dearbhail Lewis, consultant in Liaison Psychiatry
    Read more to receive further information regarding a career in psychiatry