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Psychiatry and IT...

Do psychiatrists use IT skills at all? If so, what specific skills might be necessary? Are there any certifications that might be useful for the career path?

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Michael’s Answer

There is no limit to the skills, knowledge and ability of an individual who seeks to become a psychiatrist! From your world view to any and all educational assistance at your disposal, in time you will have to draw on these skills to help you help other’s. The specific skills needed would have a great deal to do with the population you choose to have as your clients! People of all walks have difficulty with a mental health crisis! The better you are at arming yourself for whatever you may encounter, the better you will be in helping those you choose to help! In the helping profession, you must not place yourself in a box! You must always stay abreast of any and all of life situations in order to provide the best service to those you choose to serve! Stressing education and learning cannot be spoken of in small quantity. Something new and different awaits you from each person you may come in contact with! Stay open, stay positive and stay teachable so you may be the best at the life choice it appears you are about to embark on.
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Angelica’s Answer

Learning new skills is never a bad idea, especially if they're IT skills! There typically aren't required skills for psychiatrists aside using a patient portal and/or EHR system, which usually training provided. I used to work in Clinical Research and took courses on Udemy to learn advanced Excel which made some of my day-to-day tasks easier. Udemy offers courses on just about everything and they can all be completed at your own pace which is great. Salesforce Trailhead also offers free courses and they do provide healthcare and life sciences product so that may be a helpful skill to have.
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Alexander’s Answer

I don't believe there is much, if any, overlap between Information Technology and Psychiatry. IT is very broad, but deals primarily with things like administration of technology assets (servers, applications, network devices, the infrastructure tying it together, etc.), and the architecture, design, and/or security of those assets. Psychiatry is the study and treatment of mental health. Other than a basic understanding how to use a computer to access patient records, use the patient portal, avoid security issues such as phishing and social engineering, and perhaps how to create powerpoints or charts for presentations, there's not much technological skill needed to be a Psychiatrist. Instead a Psychiatrist needs to understand the human mind which is arguably much more complex.
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