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Oregon Psychology Schools – OR
By an allied health world contributing writer
Published: February 19th, 2010
One of the chief differences between psychiatrists and psychologists is that the former have medical diplomas and can prescribe drugs. For both the length and expense of schooling is high (beyond your bachelor’s degree, you’ll spend around another seven years in school), but the rewards of helping people cope with and conquer their mental and behavioral problems is immense. One of the differences between the two professions is that psychologists spend a greater percentage of their studies on the human mind, while psychiatrists must study the entire body and all its systems. Psychologists become either a doctor of Psychology online or through one of the psychology schools in Oregon, or earn a doctorate in philosophy (PhD). Psychology schools in Oregon, as is commonly practiced, must be accredited by the American Psychological Association.
While working towards your doctorate online or in one of the psychology schools in Oregon, you must spend at least a year in residency, spending at least 500 hours working with the psychology faculty,
After earning your doctorate, Oregon requires you to spend at least one more year training in a clinical setting working with patients while supervised by a qualified psychologist.
Through campus based and online programs, aspiring Psychologists in Portland, Salem, Eugene and Gresham, Oregon may be able to prepare themselves for the possibility of employment in some of the largest hospitals and healthcare facilities in the state including the Providence Saint Vincent Medical Center, Oregon Health & Science University Hospital, Sacred Heart Medical Center and Salem Hospital.