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I want to be a psychiatrist specializing in addiction medicine, how do i go about doing that?
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First,: You need to go to medical school, then complete a residency in psychiatry. Then it's on to an addiction psychiatry fellowship. I wish you the best!
Answered 10/24/2017
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Training: After you graduate from medical school, and complete a psychiatric residency, you can become an addiction psychiatry fellow for a year of additional training.
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